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20 things to do in Wellington as a Wellingtonian - Joshua Toumu'a
Shine laser pointers into your local airspace Press every button in your car On state highway 1 Get a job in IT & Disappear into the...
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Oct 23, 20231 min read
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The bus - Sylvia Kingston
Bus I run it sits like a cat preening glares at me through slitted yellow eyes bus so close I am flying the last victim marches on bus...
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Oct 23, 20231 min read
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Without me - Isobel Butler
When today begins without me, And my chest no longer moves, And you hear the gentle tapping, Of the spring rain on rooves, When the sun...
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Oct 23, 20231 min read
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The landlord - Fen Covich
the landlord had a house his own house where he lived that was filled from floor to ceiling with coins he kept them as coins because he...
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Oct 23, 20231 min read
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The end? - Robin Holloway
It roved the halls, its tapping growing louder. The children huddled in the dark corners of the large structure, hoping not to be seen....
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Oct 23, 20231 min read
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A basket of oranges - Amy Bright
A basket sits on a table. Filled with oranges. The sun travels across the floorboards and bleeds onto the table. The oranges light on...
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Apr 4, 20221 min read
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Clarisse - Matilda Livesey
Who disregarded her parents' wisdom, and perished as a result. Clarisse devotes her life to fruit, She keeps her spares within her boot...
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Apr 4, 20221 min read
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The house in the attic - Alex Quinn
There was a door about four metres off the ground, planted on the ceiling, which is always strange. There was something darkly humorous...
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Aug 28, 20204 min read
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The way of life - Abby Scott
Her breath smells of cigarettes and her sweater is worn down. She’s been sat there for over an hour, slowly drifting away from reality....
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Aug 28, 20201 min read
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Lizard Luxuries - Friday Meulengracht-Madsen
To be a lizard I scale a yellow clay wall Tail wriggling swiftly My little heart beats fast Crunching insects in between my jaw Legs...
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Aug 28, 20201 min read
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If a day of my life disappeared - Joyia Raymond
If a day of my life disappeared I don’t think I would notice All the days are the same in my head - All the weekdays, anyway If it was a...
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Aug 28, 20201 min read
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Time - Millie Crowe
The Kauri tree, Big and overshadowing. Its branches stretching out, Leaves rustling in gentle zephyr. I remember climbing it, Higher and...
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Aug 28, 20201 min read
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'The Piano' - Isy Gibson (Year 10)
For numerous years it sat there Hidden from prying peepers Like unwelcome baggage Or an undesirable fate It perches feebly on its...
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Jul 29, 20191 min read
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'Blood Rose' - Josie Stephens (Year 9)
Chapter One. The Murderer. Tap, tap, tap. The footsteps of the murderer grew louder and louder as I was shaking in my closet. Beads of...
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Jul 29, 20195 min read
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'Queens of Cuba Street' - Sadie Galloway (Year 11)
I keep my eyes on the concrete surrounding my feet. Remnants of McDonald’s circle an overflowing rubbish bin and the shadows of heavy...
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Jul 29, 20192 min read
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'Nadia Boulanger' - Mallory Stevenson (Year 13)
1. Domain. Tentacle Bach Moo! moo! farming watchfully His left cheek flaking off the canvas, so does the sky, The sun keeps eating the...
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Jul 29, 20192 min read
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'The issue with the fat rat' - Emily Rosemergy (Year 12)
The first thing that went wrong was that the rat got fat. We had given it a happy life full of all the things a rat could wish for, and...
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Jul 29, 20194 min read
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言 'Yan' - Cadence Chung (Year 11)
言 Yan (Spoken Word) The spoken word reveals itself ‒ on whiteboards, scrawled quickly, in ink Three lines, a box, and a smudge; nothing...
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Apr 9, 20191 min read
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'If the earth were cool I'd still be in school' - Lily Parkin (Year 12)
On the 15th of March 2019 more than a thousand students decided to walk out of school to march in a strike against climate change, I was...
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Apr 9, 20192 min read
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'A gift in time' - Hana Kilford (Year 10)
Richard woke up at 6 am every morning. Then he made a peanut butter sandwich. He cut the sandwich diagonally down the middle to make two...
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Apr 9, 20191 min read
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