On Tuesday I wrote briefly about the organisation that I teach with, First Story, and I mentioned how much I'd like to publish some of my class's work on this blog, but that I was keeping it confidential for now.
Yesterday, there was a great article about First Story in the Independent. At the end of it they published this piece which was written for a competition to have a story printed on a postcard. Stories had to be 100 words or fewer. I think it is brilliant:
The first time I got drunk, I banged my head and I was amazed that it didn't hurt.
And when I caught a pigeon, tipped petrol on it and set it on fire, it flew up for about five seconds and then came plummeting back to earth.
The first time I got arrested, I was scared and I made myself look guilty when I took the blame for a mate.
When I bought 10 lighters from the car boot and set them alight, they made a massive fire and a loud bang and I remember wanting to do it again.
I remember my first sight of a serious blood leak from my head. I didn't cry until I looked in the mirror and saw my skull.
By Arran (Oxford Upper School)
Employee gets laid off due to extreme body odor: ‘I genuinely felt bad for
him. He had only just started the job and hadn’t really had the chance to
show what he could contribute. You could tell he felt embarrassed and
ashamed’
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To pass the smell test
I felt really identified with this story because I've had to deal with this
issue multiple times in my life. I don't mean with my bo...
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