Sina
The thing about me is, I know stuff. Not just the sort of thing your mum tells you, or what you learn at the village school. One reason I know more stuff than most kids my age is that my big brother Tommy tells me interesting things all the time. Even though he says secondary school is boring, most days he has something clever to share with me. Last week, he told me about this thing they did in Biology called ozzymozziness, or something like that. It means you can absorb stuff just by being next to it. It’s sort of like magic. That night, I slept with my Spellings book on my pillow, and the next day I got ten out of ten in my Spelling test. See what I mean?
The other reason I know so much is because my brother and I hang out a lot in our village bookshop, Hector’s House. It’s rammed full of books stuffed with useful things to know. Unlike my brother, I sometimes read books.
Sophie
“Miss Mabbs says we never learn from history,” declared Tommy to the small group gathered in the bookshop after Saturday closing. Together, we were assembling strings of green and white bunting. Later we’d use them to festoon the High Street, ready for the next day’s celebrations of St Bride, the patronal saint of Wendlebury Barrow village church. While we worked on the bunting, the flower rota team was busy decking the church out in matching colours. Other volunteers were delivering home-made cakes and biscuits to refresh Sunday visitors. After the morning service, St Bride’s was to be open to visitors and tourists for the rest of the day. (Read more)
FATE offers tales of history, mystery, and magic—sometimes all three. From Anglo-Saxon conquest to the pursuit of alchemy, from ghostly warnings to hidden identities, these short stories explore the threads of destiny that bind us all. You’ll meet mothers, invaders and long-lost lovers, time travellers and vengeful spirits, each navigating a world where fate plays its hand. Whether you crave historical depth, puzzling mystery, or fantastical wonder, there’s a story here for you.
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