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Here are some of the short stories that I've written. Looking back on some of them, I can't beleive that I actually wrote such rubbish, or that people actually liked it.
The 'Magic' Potion
This was written for an english lesson in July, 2003. At the time we were studying Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", and so we were told to write a light-hearted story, preferably involving people falling in love, and were given the following titles: "The Magic Potion", "The Fairies", "The Love Juice", and something else I cannot remember at the moment. I added the inverted commas around the word "Magic" myself. It got 90%, and an offer to be published in the Yearbook.
A New World
Another English lesson work, and again it is a bit over-imaginative. We were told to write in the first person, about an adventure in a new world. I never really liked it; I hate writing these over-imaginative stories. It was written around October, 2003, and it got 90%.
The Struggle
Another English essay. We were given the following titles: "The Struggle", "Through the Eyes of a Child", "Serious Liability", "Him" (or "Her"), "Being Black" (or "Being White"). It got the usual 90%, and was written around November, 2003. I kind of liked this one, if only because there were no mermen or magic potions involved.
The Dying Day
Yet another English essay. We were given a lot of freedom with this one, and had the ability to write whatever we liked, although right from the start I could tell my teacher did not like the idea of someone writing about a war. I felt really guilty when writing this, I kept thinking "No...this is too gory! She doesn't seem like the kind of person who would take to this." The teacher refused to tell me my mark, for some reason, she just said it was "a good B". This essay might be submitted to Cambridge for my IGCSE examinations. It is dated at the 16th of March, 2004. Again, no fantasy worlds! Yessss!
Fictional Story
Not an English Lesson Essay! My sister convinced me to write something for "MAPMAG", a student-made variety magazine kind of thing (our school's name is Maru-a-Pula, or MaP for short. MAPMAG is a magazine. Combine the two, and...MAPMAG!). Sadly, I didn't know what to write, and so she decided to help me come up with an idea. This idea happened to be an over-imaginative story about conspiracies in the Staff Room. Damn. Anyway, I just want to say that if you read this, and try to e-mail me saying, "This is a weak storyline, man," then remember that I didn't think of it, she did. I blame it all on her. Really, it's true...what, you don't beleive me?! *sigh* Anyway, I hope you're able to catch the subtle hints that it might actually be the student who's a bit mad, not the teachers (HINT: It might actually be the student who's a bit mad, not the teachers). Dated at the 26th of September, 2004
Strang Occurences, As Witnessed Through Broken Glass (Prior To Its Actual Breaking)
This is what I like to call a 'ridiculous' piece of writing; it uses overdone language - in this case because it is written from the point of view of a professor of English. Apologies for any damage I do to the language; I am not a professor of English. It's supposed to be humorous and light-hearted, so LAUGH while you're reading it, damnit. It was finished on the 7th of January, 2006.
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