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Road at night in black and white

12:34 am

The glowing dashboard of my car blinks insistently at me as I force my eyes down to the untouched accelerator pedal...
Poppies in a field

Home

An entry from one of the thought-provoking Remembrance Day poems submitted by Welland Park Academy...
Lest we forget written on a stone cross

No return

An entry from one of the thought-provoking Remembrance Day poems submitted by Welland Park Academy...
Soldiers walking with backpacks

War

An entry from one of the thought-provoking Remembrance Day poems submitted by Welland Park Academy...
Teenagers in an amusement arcade

Cabinet man

When they found my body – or rather, my machine – I was new, perfectly crafted, surrounded by tools, wires, and the occasional unnecessary kidney or bladder...
A selection of Martyn Pig front covers

Martyn Pig

In English we have read the novel Martyn Pig by Kevin Brooks. We really enjoyed the gripping, gritty and dark plot, with its many twists and interesting narration....
Surgeons in a hospital operating theatre

A medical intern with a twist

Climbing the ladder to becoming a doctor is hard. I would know...and 9 times out of 10 you don’t end up becoming the Meredith Grey-esque person 12-year-old you dreamed of being....
Circus fairground

Showtime

At first this circus was fun and thrilling, we didn't have freakish features, only makeup and props...
Snake head curled in its body

Metamorphosis

My name is Oliver Grundy. Everyone knows my name. Everyone knows my face....but if you were to look at me on an odd day in 1987, you wouldn’t recognise me....
Grandparent and grandchild walking at sunset

Grow your roots

As I approached the sturdy conservatory door, I tried to not pay attention to the withering garden infesting the house’s back...
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