‘Taylor Murphy’ by Kiana (KS3 student)

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

‘Swallower By Light’ by Eliza Outlaw

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

‘The Following’ by Josh Mills

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

‘Vegetarianism: the answer we’ve all been looking for?’ by Phoebe Hartley

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

‘Hazel’s Memory’ by Phoebe Hartley

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

‘Eve’s Memory’ by Alice Spivey

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

‘Dinah’s Memory’ by Sophie Bootle

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

Writing inspired by S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders: ‘The Rumble’ by Heather Walker

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

‘One hundred and twenty-seven hours of hell’ by Sophie Bootle

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

The Creep who Lived on Raven Lane by Amelia Ramsden

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

‘My Friend Tree’ by Heather Walker

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

‘The Secrets of Darkwood Manor’ by Loucia Richardson, Joe Tennant, Isabel Dickinson, Charlotte Burnett-Fisher, Bella Poulter and Sophie Pearson.

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

‘Chupacabra’ By Rhianna Holmes

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

‘The Railroad Bridge’ by Aine McCann

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

‘Bombardment’ by Rebecca Rimmer

Mark sat in the helicopter, looking down at the water below. A small, rocky piece of land loomed before them, … More

‘The Ghoul’ by Rick Burgoyne

I walk through a park that is normally infected with little children by the day, but at night, it becomes … More

‘This is my dream’ by Todd Mortimer

This is the start. Grass. Green blades that make the foundation of my life. This is Goodison Park, or heaven; … More

Film Review: Brother In The Land by Theo Sugden

In preparation for this article, Year Eight students reimagined Robert Swindells’ novel Brother in the Land as a film… The latest … More

‘Film review: Brother In The Land’ by Torol Blacker

In preparation for this article, Year Eight students reimagined Robert Swindells’ novel Brother in the Land as a film… The latest … More

‘Aron Ralston’s Story’ by Abbey Elliott

My blunt multi-tool knife etches into my motionless arm. Little by little, the knife gets deeper and deeper. Blood is … More