Submissions by mudswimmer
The Fat Controllers: internet surveillance 18+
Story
Using certain words and phrases in emails could get you into big trouble.
Here are some useful tips on what to avoid,.
<1 min
Words: 198
Read Time: <1 min
Read Time: <1 min
The Amazing LIfe of Lady Cathcart
Story
Kidnapped by her evil fourth husband, and locked away for twenty years, she eventually returns home to enjoy every minute of her final years
7 mins
Words: 1422
Read Time: 7 mins
Read Time: 7 mins
Jonjo and the Turf Thieves
Story
An Irish farmer keeps having his turf stolen but discovers an unusual and effective way to deter the thieves. Based on a true event.
9 mins
Words: 1916
Read Time: 9 mins
Read Time: 9 mins
I want to be Captain
Story
A sailing holiday around the Greek islands gradually turns into a nightmare. Essential reading for those planning a sailing holiday with friends.
12 mins
Words: 2581
Read Time: 12 mins
Read Time: 12 mins
Four Moorings and a Fiasco
Story
Proud owner of scruffy yacht goes in search of a suitable mooring. Each mooring is a disaster but a useful 'learning experience'; one that is mainly confined to the amount of jargon sailing folk use.
9 mins
Words: 1810
Read Time: 9 mins
Read Time: 9 mins
Boys Behaving Badly
Story
Life at a military orphanage in the 1950's
12 mins
Words: 2546
Read Time: 12 mins
Read Time: 12 mins
Kids Behind Barbed Wire
Story
Life in a transit camp by the Suez Canal guarded by British soldiers. The main danger to the military authorities was not infiltrators but kids
17 mins
Words: 3477
Read Time: 17 mins
Read Time: 17 mins
Thomas and the Trapdoor
Story
Fooling around in class, Thomas gets trapped under the floorboards and spends the whole lesson there. How will he cope with the test next week?
6 mins
Words: 1397
Read Time: 6 mins
Read Time: 6 mins
A Trip to the Zoo
Story
Miss Battleaxe warns the kids to be on their best behaviour while visiting the zoo, but she is the one who ends up in big trouble
8 mins
Words: 1743
Read Time: 8 mins
Read Time: 8 mins
A sensible jury would walk out in disgust
Story
A minor charge ends up in the Crown Court and, while the police, lawyers and courts dip their snouts into a trough of public money, the life of an old man ebbs away.
5 mins
Words: 1042
Read Time: 5 mins
Read Time: 5 mins
Old Tom's House
Story
A chance meeting with the owner of a ruined house, inspires a short poem. But why would the owner not appreciate a copy of the poem?
2 mins
Words: 589
Read Time: 2 mins
Read Time: 2 mins
The School Concert
Story
The kids planned to end the school concert with a big showstopping number but a chain of rather unfortunate events stop the show.
11 mins
Words: 2300
Read Time: 11 mins
Read Time: 11 mins