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COM14 – Assessment Task 1 – Part 3 Review of a Thriller The Skeleton Key Director: Iain Softley Producer: Clayton Townsend, Daniel Bobker, Stacey Sher Cast: Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt, Peter Sarsgaard, Joy Bryant Running time: 104 minutes Rating: PG-13 for violence, disturbing images, partial nudity, thematic material. By Rosemarie Herbert From the [...]

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“So what’s happening this weekend?” said Leah, turning towards the girl. The girl mumbled. This weekend would be just like all the others, stuck at home with her father, trying to avoid him. He would have forgotten what had happened earlier anyway, lost in that drunken abyss. The computer in her room was too old [...]

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From now, anything going up is going to be a bonus. I am simply too busy with Muse’s Success, my multiple uni courses and general life to write anything much at the moment. I want to say thanks for reading, and hopefully all will be going again in about a month. Oh, and if you [...]

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The elven meetinghouse was a complexity of interwoven tree roots of varying shades. As some trees had died, the elves had just maintained it by planting new trees around, not bothering to remove and destroy the old ones. The building was surprisingly low-roofed, considering the average height of its usual occupants. Elves were beginning to [...]

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COM14 – Assessment Task 1 – Part 2 Advertisement involving the word ‘blue’ I envisage this advertisement being shown on TV with the text below as a voiceover for corresponding pictures. Music should be played in the background, perhaps a simple repeating piano melody, preferably one that will become stuck in the viewer’s head for [...]

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Ooo, guess what? It’s Chris’ birthday today. And in honour, there is a chapter up for everyone. Well, it would have happened anyway, but still…it’s the thought that counts, right? I may not be 18 yet, but I do know how to cheer my friends up. The minute my exams are over, you are going [...]

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Elves were scattered in and around the bathing pools, lounging in the patches of sun that peeped in through the thick branches of the trees. Blackmain skirted his way carefully around the slippery rocks, trying to avoid stepping on any out-flung limbs. Elves, so messy he thought quietly, under tight shield. It was never predictable [...]

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We launched our new web-novel listing site yesterday some time. It still requires a fair bit of work (such as more submissions!), but it is available. http://muses-success.sorrowfulunfounded.com Go visit, see what you find. ~ Darkthorn

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