by James Michell The sweltering heat enveloped everything, strangling it. Withering trees grew in clumps along the side of the path, with the discordant melody of camel hooves trotting over it. A drowsy aura hung over the road, the harsh …
Half-Wing Tales: Forbidden Fairies
by Ebony Upward Flow opens her pretty dark blue eyes as she lies on the grass looking at the bright sunset on the dark green hills. She looks to her left at all the memory gems in the blossom tree, …
Into the Wild
by Lillian Forbes “Give it to me! I want it and I want it now!” “No, Miss,” the seller heaved, angry but amused. Jane would not and could not take no for an answer. She grabbed the apple from the …
The Zoomerang
by Elliot Mesina The Zoomerang sputtered white smoke as its engines strained to lift the airship out of the sky. After a few seconds, it finally began rising into the sky and started to head out to sea. Satisfied, Harmon …
The Sacrifice of a Lifetime
by Reenie Rowan As soon as Louisa O’Brian uncovered the co-ordinates of the tree, she headed straight to the Director’s quarters and went to tell her the good news. Louisa is one of S.A.F.E’s best agents because she is an …
The Wolves of Willow Woods
by Mia Carroll The wind whistled as a cool autumn breeze blew through an open window—but not just any window, this window was the window leading to Isla Jewel Bark’s bedroom. Isla Bark was a sixteen-year-old girl with jet-black hair, …
The Infection
by Archer Gibbs Ring, ring. “Hello,” Jacob said. “Yeah, hello Jacob. I need you to go to the Imperial Hotel on the other side of town,” the police chief said. “I’ve brought in some new people and I want you …
Alex the Fish
by Liam Winterton One very, very cold summer day, an inquisitive kid named Alex was going through the bush behind his backyard in his new house. As he was looking through his vast backyard, he stumbled across a mysterious piece …
An Adventure to the Dragon Caves
by Twiny Tsang Jane was a normal girl, living a normal life in the normal town of Ashingburg. Being the daughter of a self-conscious mother, she couldn’t expect much. Plus, being the youngest of five sisters was quite enough to …
A Trip to Space
by Anushka Iyengar December 12, 2045 Dear Diary, Last week was a bit of a crazy week. It all started when Mum told me that I needed to be more creative … She told me that I couldn’t possibly game …