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'Microstories' on film!

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:21:29 +1100

First in a series of my ‘Microstories’ brought to life by Claire Absolum of Leura Films. Enjoy. http://fb.me/1Ycwie972

microstory #148:

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:47:23 +1000

To focus his mind Hiro Oralgami would fold dirty thoughts into neat little squares, to relax it, he would unfold them again.

microstory #147:

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:13:00 +1100

Nathan was disappointed when he discovered the voice from above was actually Ned from Unit 12a. But decided to believe in him anyway.

microstory #146:

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:52:00 +1000

A fine craftsman, he knew how to take the edge off things, to soften the crankiest piece of timber. He slept in bedsheets made of sandpaper.

microstory #145:

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:28:00 +1000

MC SplitLip called himself a hip-hop artist but deep down he knew he was just a bullshit artist who happened to rhyme.

microstory #145:

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:13:00 +1000

What Dan missed most about childhood was the ability to be stupid on his own. Without anyone else’s input.

microstory #144:

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:05:00 +1000

Clarry never liked fishing. Didn’t care much for the taste of it either. But by fuck he was good at it.

microstory #143:

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:55:00 +1000

Lately, Timmy the ‘Free Hug guy’ found he was losing clientele to his rival Biff the ‘Free Punch guy’ on the next corner.

microstory #142

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:05:00 +1100

Langford liked to set the right tone for his holidays. He found sky-diving naked into chosen destinations did the trick.

Microstory #141

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:30:00 +1100

Like everyone, Stan has a dream. But it’s not a very good one and he doesn’t like to talk about it.

microstory #140

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:30:00 +1100

For 50yrs Pop Forsyth spoke to his plants. Then one day, incredibly, one spoke back to him…sadly, he didn’t speak Russian.

microstory #139

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:26:00 +1100

For a brief moment Rasul considered having a thousand pounds of candy strapped to his body instead of high explosives.

microstory #138

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:35:00 +1100

Many people wish to be reincarnated as Dolphins or Kings, Lilly wants to be a plastic bottle and just hang around forever.

microstory #137

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:12:00 +1100

While other MDs sought subtle ways to motivate staff, Mr Galston preferred to leave scissors stabbed heavily into desks.

microstory #136

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:42:00 +1100

Although Ben had a gift for music that was celebrated around the world, he still dreamt of being a nifty fridge mechanic.

microstory #129

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:06:00 +1100

The final equation was found to be the people. Cultural combinations that would blend as numbers never could.

microstory #128

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:05:50 +1100

Everyone thought Heni became multilingual to overcome his racial ignorance. But he just wanted to be more fluent with his abuse.

microstory #128

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:15:00 +1100

“Words carry weight, some sink souls”, “Can I just have my mail please?” said Tilda sternly, the new mailman was starting to freak her out.

microstory #127

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:14:00 +1100

On the way to an important job interview Matt felt a light drizzle. Unfortunately, it had nothing to do with the weather.

microstory #125

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:28:00 +1100

Somewhere, the wick of marriage smoldering will soon be doused and reignite into an inferno of fumbling fingers and tricky zippers.