Submissions by mudswimmer
Our School's Anti-Bullying Campaign
Story
The top juniors at Martin Bormann Academy are the target of young bullies from St.Beckhams. But Mr Lockjaw, an ex-Army sniper turned teacher, has a non PC solution.
10 mins
Words: 2121
Read Time: 10 mins
Read Time: 10 mins
The Writing Bureau
Story
A fake letter left in a writing bureau brings two people together, but there are other unforseen consequences.
8 mins
Words: 1632
Read Time: 8 mins
Read Time: 8 mins
Top of the Class
Story
Staying late to help the school’s janitor, we heard a general knowledge quiz on the radio. Later, a teacher gives us a test and the questions appear familiar. Do we own up or milk it?
10 mins
Words: 2084
Read Time: 10 mins
Read Time: 10 mins
Forty Years On
Story
Beaten, locked up and fined by her employer, a young girl complains to the authorities but no one believes her. Forty years later, the truth emerges.
7 mins
Words: 1451
Read Time: 7 mins
Read Time: 7 mins
Grandma's Bible
Story
Grandma's Bible accompanies a young seafarer on his travels but does he read it as closely as he vows to?
4 mins
Words: 863
Read Time: 4 mins
Read Time: 4 mins
Ethan's First Day at School: a true story
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Ethan really looked forward to his first day at school and the appalling Mrs Symeou made sure that he never forgot it.
8 mins
Words: 1630
Read Time: 8 mins
Read Time: 8 mins
A Bizarre Work Accident
Story
For over twenty five years, a worker operated a safety valve to release scalding steam from a boiler. But what was his valve really connected to?
3 mins
Words: 680
Read Time: 3 mins
Read Time: 3 mins
Captain Cook's Midshipman: William Harvey
Story
A brief biography of a young midshipman who accompanied Captain Cook on each of his three voyages of discovery, and who kept, at times, a most revealing diary,
9 mins
Words: 1864
Read Time: 9 mins
Read Time: 9 mins