‘This is the biggest game of the year. If you play hard in offence and tough defence, like normal, we can we win,’ encouraged Coach Oar. The girls ran out onto the court, they were pumped, but still nervous. It was the first jump ball, but the other team won Read more…
My cousin and I were sprinting along the beach at Sorrento trying to race each other to the ferry going to Queenscliff. It was already there when we arrived at the pier and so we boarded. Half an hour later, we were eating ice-creams at a cafe, then swimming in Read more…
Hello, my name is Jack. I am a gardener. I have won many prizes for my plants, their perfect stems and their leaves. One day, I saw one or two plants missing then more and more started disappearing into thin air, leaving big holes full of nothing but dirt. I Read more…
Once there were two very lonely fishermen who could not catch a thing! They had tried every spot in a one hundred kilometre radius, but nothing would bite. They had tried all of the types of fishing styles out there, such as fly fishing, trawling, live baiting, blast fishing and Read more…
The Eltham Wildcats were fighting against Doncaster on the court. They had been playing for fifteen minutes and the score was 0:0 even though both teams had been up and down the court. Suddenly, Miller shot the basketball from downtown and splashed it, earning 3 points for the Wildcats, right Read more…
Crunch, crunch, snap! The sticks and leaves crumbled under the horses’ heavy hooves. The leaves overhead rustled in the warm breeze. My best friend, Riley, and I were out on our weekly trail ride near Hector’s Road. It was hotter than expected and sweat dripped down my back. “Kelly”, Riley Read more…
No……. My phone, my phone, it’s dead. It’s exhausted and five seconds ago, it was on 100% charge. So, is my laptop. I went into Mum’s room and asked if I could use her phone, but she said no. I needed a device but they were exhausted. Why didn’t I Read more…
We sat there cuddled up, with thin towels around our shoulders. People stared at us. All they thought was, “Homeless people have crowded our streets”. We all had straggly beards and hair. Some asked for money. Some had given up on trying. We sat there, through day and night, hot Read more…
We seemed to be on the television. As I watched with my grandson, I remembered the horrors that I witnessed that day. My squad was scared as the bow ramp dropped down and we scrambled for cover on the beach. Half the men were gunned down before they even made Read more…
One day we went to a place called Comicon and we waited in an extremely long line which had all these people in dress-ups that were very different, from Marvel to DC. Finally, we got inside, seeing the most extraordinary costumes. My Dad and I were walking and accidentally bumped Read more…
My brother, Jim, and I thought we’d have some fun and so we registered for the Cash Cow on Sunrise. The following week someone knocked on our door and so I took a peak through the window, then ran straight to my brother’s room. I told him to come quickly Read more…
We seemed to be on the television. I was doing a few laps around the track at Park Orchards when they announced that they were going to film a ‘Clubbie’ for Channel 10. A Clubbie is when you race for fun. When I got on the gate, out of the Read more…
Kevin the Koala and Jeff the Jellyfish were at a restaurant next to the jewellery store. They were leaving when they witnessed a crime. Then suddenly, police came and started asking everyone what they had seen. The media arrived and Kevin and Jeff were asked to give then an interview. Read more…
‘What do you think of this painting?’ I asked my sister, “I think it’s ugly!” She thought it was wonderful. We were looking at a painting called ‘Shearing the Rams’ by Tom Roberts. It showed men shearing sheep in a large wooden shed over one hundred years ago. “I still Read more…
We seemed to be on the television Because I had a little concussion After a conversation with a politician And his electrician About the extension of their vacation Did I mention that the politician Was also a Russian With ghastly nutrition? The camerawoman was on a mission With the cryptic Read more…
Ari and I were excited to be at Etihad Stadium for the first basketball game of the season. We had some of the best seats, right next to the goals. As the half-time whistle blew and the players left the court, the organisers announced that there was a shootout for Read more…
A little boy thought his dreams were about to come true. He was about to click and pay for an order on his computer but it was sold out. “No!! The super Spiderman figurines are all gone”. He was devastated, his dreams shattered into a million pieces. His older brother Read more…
We seemed to be on the television. I got out of the seat and went in the ring of WWE and I saw myself on the big screen fighting Triple H, one of the biggest wrestling dudes (Andre the Giant is the biggest person on Earth so I’m glad I Read more…
I rode to the start of the bike festival. “One, two, three, go!” yelled the timekeeper. I had a late start so I was fifty metres behind the other racers. They missed the first sign, which was a bike in a tree with the front wheel pointing right, so I Read more…
I cautiously walk around the haunted tree, hearing whispers throughout the dark and mysterious forest. I repeat the stories in my head as I picture a young boy riding his bike with his friends, doing tricks. Then, he gets some distance and starts pedalling faster and faster. He tries mastering Read more…