‘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

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

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

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

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

Dao’s ears pricked, her heart stopped. Bells echoed across the valley inspiring fear. She could see the instant panic of … More

Dang ran around the open courtyard,which was surrounded by tiled buildings and palm trees leaving a dark shadow hanging on … More

The village slept quietly in the morning dew. It lay unconscious and unaware of the attack they were going to … More

The small village in Salem where I lived was right near the coast, so the wind flew in with the … More

It was a quiet day when whispers were exchanged and stories traded. The mountains hung, casting shadows down to our … More

We never got told what the history of the village was. It was like a missing brick in a wall. … More