Stirling University

Editor's Note: This submission is a script, so the formatting may look weird due to WIX's posting abilities. Apologies in advance. She Do you have a light’n you? You No, sorry. I don't smoke. She A light! Alight! ‘Tis what summons the buses to their stables fast and steady. You do not need to worry twice. You [You shuffle uncomfortably, the wretch looking onwards unmoving.] … Go bother someone else for what they don't have. I needn’t worry at all. She You worry wrong then, wh

The village seems dead till the clock hits seven, But then escapes from the clutches of heaven. From a village that lacked any noise or sound To a flourishing fair which left me astound. Children went knocking door after door, as they go: "Trick or treat!", they shout then lo! A hand of candy drops into their bag And then to the next door, their feet drag. Don't forget about the best treat of all. It isn't any sort of candy, big nor small. Look to the left—and then you’ll see

“You're different today, Austin,” Chris said, cocking his head towards his best friend. They were walking home together After receiving a sceptical side-eye from Austin, Chris hurriedly corrected his statement. “Not in a bad way! You just seem happier, you know?”  Austin was happier. Not for any reason he could tell Chris, though. No, this was a secret Austin would be forced to carry for the rest of his life. Not that he minded. Austin had chosen his fate with joy and even t

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The hillside was near invisible as he made his approach along the ridge. Mist danced and swayed; swirling into one as it encased it in a...

There’s never a warm welcome for those who come crawling from the dark. The walls of the watchtower were as secure as humanity could make...

The ponds are empty, and all the geese are here. The shrill shrieks of terror broke the silence of the crisp Hallows Eve air. Children...

More Than Six The wind shrieks just beyond the door, slithering its way through the smallest of cracks in the ancient wood. It hisses...

I awake to the tugging of the invisible string once again. It pulls gently at first, then harder with each unresponsive second. I get up...

The Night of All Hallows The night of all hallows is hallowed indeed There's romance and danger down in the weeds The deadmen are dancing...

St. Edmund's School for Girls was the best school in the world. There were portraits of each and every Head Girl lined up on the wall. I...

My feet hurt. They haven’t stopped hurting the last 50 miles. Sweat drips down my brow as heavy as a Sunday shower. The soles of my...

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Emilia White was a very unobtrusive little girl. Her mother described her as quiet and self-sufficient. Family friends thought of her as...

A rattling on the street woke me. I groaned at the pathetic wheels of the Clean-Sweep10 as it passed. Its illuminated smile, empty, as it...

Dark as fresh mud, and softer than a cloud his small pink nose wobbled nervously. Someone had brought him in for the last day of school....