How am I meant to write a short story in Henry Lawson's style?

Answer 1

QUOTH WIKIPEDIA:

Lawson was a master of the "Sketch Story". although he wrote primarily about the Australian bush, I would think the assignment is more concerning the style rather than subject matter.

wiki definition:


A sketch story may contain little or no plot; the sketch itself may describe impressions of people or places. They may focus on individual moments, leaving the reader to imagine for themselves the events that led to this occasion, and to wonder what events will follow.
In short, a sketch story aims at suggestiveness rather than explicitness.

Thus you should write a story about the scene around you, describe the people, surroundings, give dialogue maybe, but don't specifically tell how things got to this point, no explicit dialogue or description of the event, and no definite resolution in the end..

Answer 2

See if this will assist you

http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=Henry+Lawson+writing+style&form=QBNO&go.x=9&go.y=9

Answer 3

Dig deep inside, the answer is "always" within!