Author: AnneTurner

Anne Turner - 40923479 24th October, 2021 ENGL 8075 Major Project Abstract It is generally accepted that writing can be a cathartic experience, used in psychological therapy or simply to help process emotional situations. But what is it about writing – specifically creative writing, or story – that “helps humans adjust to the messy and… Continue reading Major Project

Samuel asked how the meeting went and Sarah couldn’t think what he meant. Her hands paused in the raw chicken marinade she was massaging for tomorrow night’s dinner. She blinked at him. What had she done today? Working backwards, just before Sam came home she’d soothed another meltdown from their ten-year-old. That always took it… Continue reading Modern Marriage

The sooner we do it, the sooner it’s done. Over with, behind you. I know I know, says she to me. The car revs up the slope. Sammy sits still. So still. Pull into baking car park, roll windows down a crack. We’re a little early, shall we go for a walk? For god’s sake!… Continue reading Lamb to the Slaughter

As Jack’s plane touched down on the unfathomable continent of Africa, he thought of Grace, who he had left behind. He’d only met her the month before, in a London sharehouse she’d moved in to with mutual friends: all Aussies on working holidays.  She was a lovely, straightforward, intelligent girl – a teacher. He remembered… Continue reading Love in the Time of Apartheid

On Sunday, 7th December, 1997, I stood in the Hofburg Imperial Chapel – standing room was free – and shivered as I cried. The soaring voices of the Vienna Boys’ Choir enveloped me. I was tired. I had woken early to pack my bags, store them in the lobby of our cheap hostel, then navigate… Continue reading Mourning Music