The Brave queen, as told by Alicia Lee Long – part 1
Esther was very excited. The time had come for the king to look for a wife and he had decided it would be a wonderful idea to invite all the beautiful young ladies of the town to his palace. It was this special invitation that she held in her hands. She looked outside the window, […]
The Mystery Friend Part 2
I ran into the library at 8:30am, grabbed my book from the shelf and found the note. My favourite colour is purple and my favourite food is pizza. What’s yours? ♥e I wrote back. I love pizza too! Do you like reading? ♥ Liv I folded the long paper and put it back in the […]
Author Spotlight
I first met Xene back in 2011 when we were looking for someone to write an article on sexual abuse – this was for our teen magazine GIGI. Looking through the internet I found AT THE ARK, an amazing organisation that helps family who are dealing with this. Fast forward a few year later […]
The Mystery Friend Part 1
“I hate school! I’m never going back!” I threw my green and pink polka-dot bag across the floor and stormed into the kitchen where mum was. “Honey, what’s wrong?” Mum wiped her hands on her flowered apron and rushed to my side. I plonked on the stool and buried my head in my hands, “I […]
LOST AT THE FAIR
I was seven years old and bursting with excitement. The fair had come to town! I could just image the rides and the amazing things I could do at the fair. Maybe I would see clowns, people on stilts or little dogs doing tricks with their trainer. I couldn’t wait! That night, I tiptoed to […]
Amongst the reeds – baby Moses
Pharaoh was FURIOUS! “How dare the Israelites become bigger and stronger than us!” He roared, “We must do something!” With fists clenched, the king thought long and hard. No one dared speak. “I have it!” Pharaoh jumped up from his throne, “They will become my slaves! From this day forward, the Israelites will no longer […]
