Certificate 15

Ages 15 and up
Cherry

Dreams Dreamt by Day or by Night

Forced recognition of the tenant farmers had given Lord Pugh a headache. Entering the garden, he stole past the lawn-mowers, into the herbacious...

The Cottage

I had arranged to meet my father in his watering hole of choice. His idea, not mine. Sweet Jesus, not mine. Even as I approached the building I felt...
Cherry

The rabbit and pirate problem

I was woken early one morning by a hammering on my back door. I quickly dressed and made my way downstairs, to find Alun in an agitated mood. “There’...
Cherry

The one and the other

The One and The Other had an obsession with black magic and tasked themselves with finding the ultimate dark spell, one to waken the dead. The One...
Cherry

In your room

“Shit, you’ll never believe it,” said Tony, “The lead singer of Dr Phibes and the House of Wax Equations shot himself ten years ago.” “Bloody hell,”...
Cherry

The Button

It happened so suddenly I had no chance to react. One second I was sound asleep, dreaming sweet dreams of a beach in Nha Trang, cool beer on one side...

An angel watching over her

Michael tried not to overuse his faery spirit, as even though he was benevolent and helpful, faery magic is notoriously unreliable and frequently...
Gold cherry

Sarah

The cat didn’t like my new girlfriend. He’d spring up from his chair whenever Sarah entered the room, then dash away into a Sarah-free part of the...

Boxes

I like to keep my life in boxes. I find it simpler that way. Less confusing. For example, I don’t like to mix my work life with my non-work life. If...
Gold cherry

Soaped

"Do you know what our grandson just told me?" "Something controversial, by the tone of your voice." "So he works at the restaurant, right?" "Yeah, so...