Category Archives: Full stories

This short story is based on my own dog’s past. I lie here on a threadbare rug. Far upstairs, faint shrieks and giggles resonate in my ears. The smell of roasting potatoes from the warm kitchen fills my nostrils. I drool in anticipation. But I have already learnt that that food is seldom for me.Continue reading “To be loved”

I wrote this piece to raise awareness of the illegal pet trafficking trade and also based on my own experiences in a souk. The souk was bustling with shoppers and sellers yelling themselves hoarse as they jostled for attention. Silver and gold beads jangled on stands, swishing silks draped the doorways and the delicious scentContinue reading “A future to dream of”

This warm Christmas tale is designed to bring joy to all people (especially dog owners!) this festive season. I sat alone, hunched over in my small kennel, dog barks echoing around me. Outside, bells rang, filling the air with melodious sound, and snow fell softly, blanketing the barren winter ground. My paws tucked under myContinue reading “A Christmas miracle”

I decided to write this short story to show people how amazing dogs can be and how much assistance they provide to humans. Cat latched the gate behind her, Finn tugging incessantly on the leash, and glanced back at the scruffy yard, littered with a higgledy-piggledy assortment of obstacles and hard-packed dirt and grass, scuffedContinue reading “Crescent”

This story was originally written for a competition, and I decided on this topic to raise awareness about global warming and its future impacts. The bitter Arctic wind swept, like a ghost, through the frigid landscape. Towering snowy mountains uttered groans and rumbles from deep within their frozen hearts. Time and time again, cascading snowfallsContinue reading “Going, going, gone”

This story is one of my favourites that I have written. It is very character-centred and entertaining, and the main character, Sol, kind of reminds me of myself. “Hey, Sol! Wait up!” Sol heard footsteps pounding behind him and turned to see his sweaty elder brother, Joaquin, panting slightly, his long black dreadlocks bouncing onContinue reading “Shine bright”

This story is actually based on a pair of ducklings that I rescued several weeks ago-this is what I imagined they had gone through before being picked up by me. The muted rumbling of the throbbing engine reverberated through the car, and as it speeded over the bumps, the cheeping box in the back joltedContinue reading “Duckling rescue”

It was a sweltering summer’s evening in Scotland. The moon was like a round of soft, golden cheddar cheese and the night sky was sprinkled with thousands of sparkling stars as distinct as freckles on a face. A winding road, warmed from the heat of the afternoon sun, disappeared into the hazy distance, lined withContinue reading “The fox’s song”