Ashley Sanders's Blog

I entered FilmCons 24hr screenwriting challenge and won! They interviewed me afterwards, Ill post the link below. Please go and show it some love!

https://www.filmcon.net/post/ashley

Thank you beautiful humans,

Ash.

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We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

(Common Ground)

[image error]When a new teacher arrives in the Australian Outback, he unites with a strong-willed, compassionate student counsellor to fight the systemic racism, homophobia, transphobia, and child abuse plaguing the town.

I’ve been neglecting my blog and working on something else… How...

Blog Post by Earthling Echo

“On the first-floor landing, outside the locked clinic door of what we thought was a 24-hour practice, the four of us stood in a circle around our furry friend who patiently laid on the floor in front of us. We discussed our options again and expressed our frustrations at the situation, there was a complication at every turn. It seemed to us that no amount of money was going to save the life of the happy perra before us. We had not adopted a street dog. Cariña adop...

Friendship is one of those strange but wonderful mysteries of life. From the moment we’re born we crave connection, which continues on for the rest of our lives.

My circle of friends is the most important thing in my life, and without them I wouldn’t survive. Friends fulfil many basic human needs – love and support, companionship and understanding, and of course – fun and enjoying life!

This collection of quotes is a reminder to myself and others the importance of connection, and a show of ap...

Humanity, with all its definitions, are inextricably linked — humankind as a collective, and the compassion, kindness, and benevolence held within us. We are all on our own adventures, our own journeys, but ultimately we must accept that we’re all in this together. For it is up to the collective to love and protect one another, and this planet. In order to reach that level of collective collaboration and compassion for one another, we must begin with the “self”. We must find our own humanity,...

As we reached our destination, a village in the mountains of Shan State, our guide from Namshan Mountain Trek reached down and picked up a handful of empty shell casings.

“There was a fight between guerrillas and the police here two weeks ago.”

His casual response indicated this was normal in this part of the world, and I realised I’d never felt so far from home.

Hungry and exhausted, we accepted the delicious yellow tofu, rice, and vegetables the family we were staying with had prepared.

Thi...

As we reached our destination, a village in the mountains of Shan State, our guide from Namshan Mountain Trek reached down and picked up a handful of empty shell casings.

“There was a fight between guerrillas and the police here two weeks ago.”

His casual response indicated this was normal in this part of the world, and I realised I’d never felt so far from home.

Hungry and exhausted, we accepted the delicious yellow tofu, rice, and vegetables the family we were staying with had prepared.

Thi...

Jack wept as his best friend died in his arms on the field of battle. Both were fresh-faced 20 year-olds, conscripted to fight a war nobody wanted nor understood.

They’d grown up together, Dave and Jack; they went to the same school, witnessed each other’s first loves and first heartbreak, snuck their first beer, and got in their first fist fight. They were practically brothers, so neither were surprised when they got drafted into the same Royal Australian Army Regiment. In fact they were rel...

Connecting with nature breathes new life into me.

I go into the dark recesses of the woods to embrace those terrifying parts of my mind, my deepest fears, and understand them.

It’s there, in the loneliest moments, staring death in the face I realise what truly matters.

It’s standing on a mountaintop in awe of the view beyond, a stiff breeze all that stands between me and the depths below.

It’s the freezing ocean currents that swirl around my legs as I sink into the coarse sand.

It’s the vast...

Sometimes life feels like we are stuck out in the ocean, in stormy weather, just tumbling in the waves.

Our strength to hold our heads above water is not endless. We eventually begin to sink, exhausted, and ready to give up. It take enormous courage to push up through the infinite dark blue, constantly being thrown around by the fierce currents before finally breaching the surface and gasping for air.

It isn’t until we wash up on the beach, exhausted in body, mind and soul, we realise how muc...