Certificate 12
Ages 12 and up
Strimmer Time and the Living is Easy
All the things I saw, did, said, mopped up, or read about during the first sixteen days of May.
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- 881 reads
The Brothers
He tied the knot tight around his brother's wrists and thread the rope through the loop and pulled it tighter again. It took only a few moments for...
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- 231 reads
Priceless
I meet him outside of my usual routine. It is campsite dark, the stars a fish shape across a December sky. It is arctic cold, the sort of cold where...
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- 377 reads
The Star Beyond the Static
In them exists a void. At the centre of that void is a flame; a star of brilliant blue. They sustain it and it sustains them. Isolation is easy; to...
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- 165 reads
The Wedding
Well, the weather's finally changed for the better and records are being 'smashed' left, right and centre. If only they would change the record...
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- 475 reads
Reality's Sense of Humour
Picture Imperfect Sometimes, a call can be heard. A call to return, to try again. Sometimes, it should be allowed to echo. A fateful encounter, long...
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- 251 reads
Tell
I promise to write him letters. I promise to write letters that use distinctive quotes from literature. I promise to use footnotes to firmly embed...
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Circus Soleil and The Empress Card
She meets the balloon sculptor at the lido where the water is black and salted. When the tide comes in, the swells slop and jive her towards his...
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- 411 reads
Lung Biopsy Result
Dear diary...it's Friday 8 th May 2026. I woke this morning in a better mood than yesterday. Last night I was able to sleep through the night, unlike...
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Teeth of Many Colours
All the things I saw, did, said, tasted, felt or read about during the latter fifteen days of April.
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- 1077 reads