Certificate 12

Ages 12 and up

A Simple Life

In the days of yore, things seemed grim. A dirty bath, cleaned with Vim. Teachers beating on a whim. Dog-eared cards, but not a SIM. Common names,...
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Like dolphins can swim

Is it still possible today? To be a hero? she thinks. Is it possible to make a difference? To change the world? To achieve what no one ever thought...
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Steelie 5

Brodie’s breath smelled of stale whisky. He glinted at him with darkened eyes. ‘How did you know my mum’s name was Martha?’ The quarter-gill glass...
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Steelie 4

Steelie nudged him. ‘Get another round in. Tae even think of Cockeyed Bill’s stink’s making me boak.’ Brodie’s eyes felt heavy. He hadn’t drunk...
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This is War!

(Mental Health) Fighting, for free, in my head while absorbed in the costly highs and the lows. Intricately, my consciousness will sew needless...
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The Luddite Hypothesis

We all know that the Luddites smashed mechanical looms to save their craft based jobs. We also know that they failed to stop weaving automation, but...
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Having perhaps the better claim

I should never have come here, Jay realizes the moment he sits down on the stackable conference chair. Once he is seated, he feels both armrests...
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A New Reason To Live

A New Reason To Live By Paul McCann A series of freak storms were happening all over the world. The bureau of meteorology could not predict why ,...
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Waylaid in Redro: Thus Spoke Chorkie Walker Too

Extract from WAYLAID IN REDRO: Thus Spoke Chorkie Walker Too , by K.R. Allcoat ... A curious mixture of influence between Friedrich Nietzsche and...