Meet her in the forest You’ll find her fascinating She may not welcome you but she has no choice in this The tree which she is forever linked to c ...More
Drama, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Fiction
September 22 ● 1 min read
The Commuting Book began as a humble homage to centuries of storytelling - something which we believe to be an essential fibre in the very fabric of what it means to be human. We present a diverse range of pieces to better represent our many different interests and beliefs ... a story meaning little to one may mean a lot to another. This is the wonderful wisdom of literature! We have some beautiful short stories and poetry written by Year 8 and Year 10 students. These will take but a minute to read. We also have essays, non-fiction pieces, book extracts, more poems, and short stories, by both published and unpublished writers. Most of these might take 5 -10 minutes to read. None of them will take more than 20 minutes, at most. Time well spent.
Meet her in the forest You’ll find her fascinating She may not welcome you but she has no choice in this The tree which she is forever linked to c ...More
September 22 ● 1 min read
Google maps you take me though the underpass fast on my bike in the night my lights flash on the shapes of down and outs the louts, layabouts who shout obscenit ...More
November 17 ● 1 min read
I remember the clock He liked to count down Whether we liked it or not, Whether we smiled or frowned He hung in my house On the nursery wall We saw him a ...More
September 22 ● min read
The baby’s finally asleep. The father is home from work. I haven’t been alone in days. This is it…. “She’s asleep”…”I’m just off for ...More
November 17 ● 1 min read
Oh bicycle, Oh bicycle, I shall call you Amelia. Amelia, Amelia, I love you so. You carry me around. Amelia, Amelia, Riding you is divine. You are the re ...More
November 17 ● 1 min read
Find the hidden sequence of words: the first letter of each makes the puzzle answer. e.g. he offers trust = HOT Sometimes fresh air feels like waking up ...More
August 1 ● 1 min read
Kiss frogs. Sleep for 100 years. Turn into a human and not speaking. Sneak out late at night. Change your mum into a bear and back again. Lose your s ...More
March 27 ● 1 min read
Miraculously the Yellow dagger Somehow appeared on the Table next to the Elevating bottle Really, this was all very strange Yet, started making sen ...More
September 16 ● 1 min read
The murmur of voices Are symphony to flashing lights Tapping keys Coloured lines of code Changing Adjusting Advancing. Jumbles of letters Make up words I c ...More
March 27 ● 2 min read
I was two years old when I got my first bike It was better than your little trike We found it in the bushes My dad fixed it up for me He welded it back ...More
November 17 ● 1 min read
To send a letter you must have something important to say. Got it? Good, now write it on a piece of paper, then pop it in an envelope and seal it w ...More
March 27 ● min read
Flowers. There are a lot of flowers. Every day someone crouches by me, one hand on their heart and the other holding a bunch of flowers. Lilies, lilacs ...More
September 22 ● 1 min read
Take some Milky Way dust Mix in some galaxies Wrench some light from inside a black hole It should be spaghettified and tender Knead in some rusty ...More
March 27 ● 1 min read
Feijoas roll down the roof to be pecked by the birds startling the rats which scurry above. A grimy workbench dusty with tools next to a soggy, wet l ...More
December 19 ● 1 min read
When I pick her up she feels warm and frail. She’s like a giraffe sticking her neck high above the canopy searching for a decent snack. When she flies you ...More
December 19 ● 1 min read
Trailing my clackity clack bumblebee Golly in the other hand, I follow the tall back of my Dad down the garden path. Full of questions, I shadow hi ...More
August 1 ● 1 min read
knitted scarves wrap around her neck while legs freeze beneath leopard- print legg ...More
February 23 ● 1 min read
because of their size they gather crystals and clouds sharp and sparse collections of sun-catchers until that first nasty week in June then they look s ...More
August 1 ● 1 min read
Today, my feelings are too big for my body They catch and hold fast in my throat They stream down my face And burn on my skin May they emerge as kindness ...More
May 11 ● 1 min read