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Bookish
A political manifesto inspired by literary heroes. It is time for a change. Britain has tired of dull politicians who get nothing done....
Misters and Misses
A new character for the Mr Men/Little Miss series by Richard Hargreaves Little Miss Trust was very fond of her name, mainly because she...
Group Think
A dystopian short story incorporating as many collective nouns for birds and animals as possible Claiming to possess shrewdness, wisdom,...
Beastly
A Creature’s revenge on humankind Demonised for centuries by humankind, these much-maligned creatures decided to take revenge. Their...
Selfie
A extract from a novel in which a famous author slips in his or her own self portrait. “Estella, take him down. Let him have something to...
With Added Spice
A review on Tripadvisor that has been spiced up with a number of misprints With the spread of coronaryvirus, restricted air fights,...
First Or Last
An appallingly comical first or final paragraph from the memoirs of a well-known figure I dare, with both hindsight and foresight, boldly...
Belles of the Ball
A fragment of commentary on the 2019 Women’s World Cup delivered by a figure from the world of fact or fiction Thank havens there are...
Cheesy Feet
A piece of prose which ends with the line ‘I felt like a half-eaten Gorgonzola Who was I? I knew I existed but only as something nascent,...
Cringe Benefits
A toe-curling bad analogy After bursting into tears her weeping subsided like the slow trickle in a recently flushed cistern
Poison Pen
A short story inspired by the Salisbury Poisonings (2018) Sid Swain awoke in his squalid bedsit and, without washing, threw on his dirty...
On The Way Out
A resignation letter in the style of a well-known author I dreamed a dream of leading them that were troubled out from the Land of...
Marriage Guidance
A piece of prose describing the formula for a successful marriage courtesy of a well-known husband or wife in literature Like Zeooze’s...
Brought To Book
Write either ‘The Book of Boris’, ‘The Book of Theresa’, ‘The Book of Tim’ or ‘The Book of Nicola’ in the manner Anthony Lane’s ‘The...
Global Mourning
An Obituary for Planet Earth Earth’s demise was regrettable but inevitable. The planet might have been destroyed by natural events:...
Creature Discomfort
A chilling short story featuring and animal’s body part ‘Perhaps it was a premonition,’ said Jake as he and Meg lay down in the grass,...
Creation Story
A tale entitled How the Minnow became the Minnow There was once an enormous fish, so large that the sides of his body would barely fit...
If
An article written by a well-know author under the headline ‘If I were Prime Minister’. I confess I relish the thought of ruling at...
Minus One
An extract from a new novel named after removing one letter from a well-know book title. Despite Irene’s concerns, Soames applauded the...
A Winter's Tale
A short story It was midnight on Christmas Eve at the farm and a howling wind swept through the coomb and into the barn where Silverside,...
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