Tales From The Town #209: The Big Pigeon, and other stories

The Big Pigeon, by Daniel

The big pigeon wasn’t just big, he was huge. When he landed in the playground the whole school trembled. When he flew up into the trees it was like a hurricane passing by. When the pigeon ate dinner it ate at least seventeen times as much as a normal sized pigeon ate for dinner. No one knew why the pigeon was so big but he was that big so all anyone ever talked about was how big he was even though that was the least interesting thing about him.

The most interesting things about him are: his name (Alphonse), his age (10 million years), his favourite olympic event (wrestling)

The New Clocks, by Ethel

No one noticed the new clocks at first. They looked exactly like the old clocks. But these clocks had one crucial difference. They were… EVIL!

Episode 1: The Ever So Slight Slowing Of Time

In this episode, The New Clocks wreak havoc by making a single school day last forever. It’s up to Ethel to save the day, and by saving the day, save the world (and the summer holidays)!

Why The Last Day At School Is The Worst Day At School, by Claire

I could be at home now I could be at the park I could be at Dad’s I could be anywhere but I’m not I’m at school writing stories and it’s awful.

Simple Summer Haiku, by Tina

just to be clear
six weeks of summer rain
won’t spoil a thing

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Notes:

1. Written on July 19th, 2025

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Tales From The Town #168: Time

In the cities they say time flows like a river. But out here it resembles a lake. Still and calm, depths undisturbed since ages past, yet visible still to anyone who dares to peer beneath the surface.

Don’t look down and all that history’s barely even there.

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1. Written in May 2023

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Tales From The Town #91: The Watch

They found it in the woods. The glass was shattered. Its hands refused to move. But once or twice a day it worked as perfectly as could be.

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Notes:

1. Written on June 4th, 2022

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i cannot cope

i cannot cope
with the passing of time

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Notes:

1. Written on 2nd April, 2021

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Clock Rockets

(time and space not to scale)

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Notes:

1. Made on 23rd March, 2021
2. And here it is on youtube

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