Yesterday
was the deadline for entries to the 2000 word General Short Story Competition.
These same stories can still be eligible for entry to the March 2017 SAW
Conference short story competition.
The
theme for this meeting was set to coincide with Halloween. As to be expected
there were some truly terrible stories and poetry. The President had to appeal
for light relief at one stage.
Topics covered
included illegal immigrants, guardian angels, Smarties, death and dreams in many
forms, Robin Hood, guisers, St Mungo's fish, Hieronymus Bosch, dementia, the Flintstones and the emotional
roller coaster of spouses, families and cockatoos.
A massive seventeen pieces were read and still with time for comment and critique in between.
Had
it been a competition between Dark 'n Gloomy Rovers versus Light 'n Ridiculous
United, the Rovers would probably have won 3 - 2 in extra time.
We
were left to ponder; in these days of equal opportunities, is it still correct
for 'death' to always be portrayed in the guise of a man?
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