Certificate 15

Ages 15 and up
Cherry

Penny’s Pass the Parcel - Part 7

Oliver Padget had been leaning against his mailbox when the black SUV came tearing up Main Street like it owed somebody money. He saw it mount the...
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A hundred moments in autism - playing darts

I stand in line with the 20, dart in hand, lean forward slightly, and hold the dart so that is in front of my eyes, bend the elbow back and throw,...
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Ethel the talking duck

“It looks like a long queue,” I said to the person next to me. “How long is the wait?” “It doesn’t work like that,” the man said. “Ethel will talk to...
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A hundred moments in autism - Terrence Oblong’s Messy handwriting

It was the start of the new school year. I was excited. I was now really old, I was eight, which was nearly double figures. However, as I joined my...

A hundred moments in autism - Terrence goes to Tescos

I am home alone for the bank holiday weekend, with Mrs Oblong away rehearsing with her comedy partner. I spend the weekend slobbing about in the same...

A hundred moments in autism - Terrence Oblong's feet

I am alone, watching TV after a tough day at work. Mrs Oblong is out, being hilarious somewhere (she’s a stand-up comic). To help me unfurl, I remove...
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Early

It started in November. 5:15, then 5:00. His body dragged him from the sheets as though a debt had just come due. He made the coffee. Drove to work...
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Penny’s Pass the Parcel - Part 6

Part 5 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/makis/pennys-pass-story-part-five Penny’s Pass the Parcel - Part 6 Back at the station, Sheriff Milton...

Drinking Deeply at the Golden Fleece

Public services these days are vast and costly. Some are essential, and some are.... Well. How do we pay for them? Although some government income is...
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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (16)

Part 15 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-15 THE GRIMOIRE Nadeem Potter loved nothing more than time spent in the...