‘The Most Secretive Of Them All’ by Francesca Whapples

The woods are deep; the woods are vast. They sweep down from the higher ground and into the valley, encircling … More

’31st October 1897′ by Kiana (KS3 student)

Dear Diary The village is tranquil, separated from the hostile and inhabitable mass of woods that surround us. The village … More

This story was written collaboratively by students at Boroughbridge High School: Iris, Purwa, Summer, Abi and Joe. The creaking gate … More

It was a seemingly quiet place; the only way into the town was an almost invisible side road at the … More

It’s there. It’s always there. The voice, the guilt, for every mistake she’s made. Wherever she goes, it follows and … More

I wake up screaming. The pounding in my head is almost as painful as the scratch marks I inflicted in … More

Daryl had heard more bank, house and car alarms than anyone. It was like music to his ears. He started … More

All over the Arctic, polar bears are dying; starving because of melting ice which stops them hunting or left floating … More

The icy cold wind brushed itself roughly against my skin. I shivered as goosebumps rose up unwillingly. The sky slowly … More

Her soul is stained with your black ink, These scars won’t fade and haven’t healed with time, And still, she … More

Sometimes, I still think of home. It seems alien now, as though it came from another life. There are times … More

The horse’s hooves battered the ground with such a force anyone walking past would have thought it was an earthquake. … More

I remember walking up and down the beach. Watching the deep, blue sea washing up and down the sandy beach, … More

It was beginning to get late; the wind and rain beated endlessly upon the library windows. The bookshelves trembled against … More

I don’t know why I did this. I came the closest to death that’s even possible, and it was all … More

The town was small. It was quiet and tidy. The town had a main street. On the main street was … More

Isolated by trees and forest, the small town of Evermay sat protected by the unknown. Brightly coloured houses and shops … More

Students at Boroughbridge High School have spent our open evening on this first installment of a story set in the … More

Endless fields roll over the hills, growing cabbages and other crops. Acres of farmland for the animals. The nearest town … More

It was about 3 o’clock on a hot afternoon. You could tell it had been raining because the mud on … More