Certificate 15
Ages 15 and up
Mordechai in Slogger, 1974
Mordechai in Slogger, 1974 rooting books in a box outside ‘ Barney’s Remainders’ in Bermondsey, I picked up Rambling Boyo, a snip at 20 p I stuffed...
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- 746 reads
The Old Man from Far Away (2)
His age was a mystery. Once he told us of the time it took him to sail to the stars - sixteen years. "And when I returned everything had gone," he...
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- 337 reads
Gemma Part II
Hannah 11:01 p.m. I’ve never understood the way people get so worked up about things. Gemma was trying to talk to me about something today, prattling...
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- 802 reads
Swipe
Have you ever matched with someone on Tinder and it turns out to be the super-hot dad of one of the children in your class? And on parents evening he...
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Gemma Part I
Mitch 12 November 1996 10.58 p.m. The streets seem slick with grease tonight. Murky rainbows ripple in every pothole, their dirty sheen illuminated...
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- 775 reads
White Coats
I entered the asylum at quarter past four, The face of depression had wrapped on my door. Met with a face who repeated a name, Over and over waving...
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Adopt a Tiger (7)
Terrence Oblong the tiger was going to be a TV star. The programme he auditioned for was a drama about a young woman, Jilly, who inherited a tiger...
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- 542 reads
The Old Man from Far Away (1)
The old man from far away was a mystery to the whole village. He spoke our language, but in a strange form and manner, and though he clearly came...
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- 654 reads
The Mirror (5)
The mirror was busy. Or, more accurately, whoever or whatever was on the other side was busy. Strange objects were frequently to be found on the...
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Carnivores
Not once in her life had she enjoyed the foul smell of blood. Not once in her fourteen years of life had Betty felt so nauseous. She felt the horror...
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- 732 reads