My thoughts on “We Have Always Lived in the Castle”

This month we looked at a book called “We Have Always Lived in the Castle” by Shirley Jackson. The book was aimed at an audience older than I am, and for a good reason. the only way to understand the book and its concepts was to read between the lines. I did not realise that […]

Book review April

This month we read a book called Doom Rider. It is about a boy named Seth who becomes one of the horsemen of the apocalypse. We thought the book was extremely disappointing because there was little to no description regarding the characters and scenery. We also think the writer could have spent more time building […]

Christmas Is Coming

A thick mist hung over a field once occupied by lush emerald grass, now a sheet of white, eerie hay. Christmas is coming. The trees are icy fingers desperately reaching for the night sky, as if trying to keep it in it’s firm grasp till sunrise. Christmas is coming. Freezing white shells angrily pelt the […]

A world of your own

Writing takes you to a world that is… wonderful, beautiful, dreadful or pitiful. Writing takes you to a world that is your own, to escape for what may seem like forever, but is the briefest of moments. Writing takes you to a world that is… what you choose it to be.

Sounds

What are the sounds that linger in your memory waiting to be retrieved? Taunting, mocking, teasing? Well, that’s your problem fatso. Me, I’ve just got sounds like hot water flowing, the squelch of exquisite confectioneries between my too-white-to-be-real teeth, and, my life passing by accompanied by lullabies and bird songs. But, while I have luxury, […]

That Night

The starless sky seethed and fumed as the night stormed by. The wind howled and bellowed at the lifeless bushes. The trees evidently relished the carnage as they thrashed recklessly at the unseen. This came to pass that night when I woke.

Exploring Michelle Paver’s Chronicles of Ancient Darkness

Today Arike and Jaeden looked in detail at Michelle Paver’s best selling series: Chronicles of Ancient Darkness. They revisited the major plot points of the first two books in the series, looked at the methods of researched used to write such a detailed book and also took a look at some imagery the author used […]