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The Space Between

‘Go,’ the other soldier said. ‘Move.’

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Bird Child and Other Stories

She did not groan or gasp, or even sigh for me. Could only cry for me, silent rivers in the inert forest light.

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Nine Girls

I WAS SIX WHEN MY goat left home to go work for Santa.

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Feel-Good Productivity

‘Merry Christmas Ali. Try not to kill anyone.’

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Foul Play

Jack hadn't wanted to go but Kate had pleaded with him over the phone.

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Beach Read

I HAVE A FATAL flaw. I like to think we all do.

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Water

The first thing I do when I arrive on the island is change my name.

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The Bee Sting

In the next town over, a man had killed his family.

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Unruly

There was a moment in 1940, the bleakest year of the Second World War with the Wehrmacht carrying all before it, when Winston Churchill made the French government a curious offer.

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Shakespeare

Macbeth was the reason I went into the theatre.

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Good Material

Summer 2019 - Reasons Why It’s Good I’m Not With Jen

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The Year of the Locust

I once went to kill a man.

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The Twat Files

When I was very young, I was massively influenced by television. And comics.

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No Brainer: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (18)

The most popular books were from this series called Commando Crocodile, and no matter how many copies she bought, Ms. Masie couldn't keep them on the shelves.

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Be Useful

The happiest and most successful people in the world do everything in their power to avoid bad decisions that confuse matters and drag them away from their goals.

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The Night House

‘Y- y-y-you’re crazy,’ Tom said, and I could tell he was scared, seeing as he stammered one more time than he usually does.

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The Secret

Keith Bridgeman was alone in his room when he closed his eyes.

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Chalice of the Gods

Look, I didn’t want to be a high school senior.

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