Canopies, Crocodiles and Clownfish

Have you ever had to wake up early in the morning for a relaxing holiday or had to watch a crocodile almost snatch someone’s hand? Sanaa thought this holiday was going to be a total drag, but she quickly discovered the magical beauty of far…
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The Snowy Adventure – By Sanaa

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As I snuggled close to my mum, I could feel the warmth of her fur on me. My sister was trying to get in my spot where it was warm, I wouldn't budge. It was almost feeding time and my mum would go out of the cave and hunt something. As…
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How To Stop Poverty and Homelessness – by Sanaa

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By Sanaa. If I had just one wish to make the world a better place, what would I wish for? If I had just one wish to make the world a better place, I would wish for nobody to go through poverty or homelessness. Poverty and homelessness…
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Fires Burning

Fires they are a burning, churning, disconcerting Mother Nature’s fury learning earning the respect. Respect the big and little, one’s age twelve, do not bear When they light a fire, bring in ire, make things dire, Bring lost…
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JIGGLY by Violet

Jiggly By Violet 10 years old   And lastly a cup of vinegar. SPLASH! The contents of Mr Gilbert’s orange slimy potion had splatted all over his clean white lab. That was not meant to happen he thought, his grey frizzy hair falling…
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INVISIBLE EMMA by Jasmine

Invisible Emma By Jasmine 8 years old Emma was sitting in her bedroom with nothing to do. She was feeling bored and wanted to get her notebook so she could do a drawing. She could not remember where she has left her book and drawing pencils…
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THE SUNDOWNER by KAITLYN RUTLEDGE

The Sundowner, by Kaitlyn Rutledge Shortlisted for the Sydney Living Museums  A Thousand Words Historical Fiction Competition   I arrived home to our station, on the steam train one afternoon. My knuckles bloody and sore from a…
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CHELSEA GAMES by OSCAR JAMES D.

CHELSEA GAMES By Oscar James D.   Chapter 1. One day, a kid called Oscar, is training in his bedroom to get into the Chelsea FC soccer team.  He looks at the posters on his wall of the Chelsea team while he’s training, and…
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It’s a bully atmosphere - RIGHT HERE, Don’t close your ears, it won’t disappear Society is diseased with this unease, kids on their knees, Maliciousness floating upon the breeze. Listen: It’s all around, it makes no sound…   It…

A Christmas Tale

John wasn’t coming home for Christmas. Stupid Premier Palace-Chuck had slammed shut the Queensland border mid-flight in her ongoing toddler tantrum because NSW had one-and-a-half new Covid cases. John had no choice but to go into hotel quarantine…