Imagination

This story takes us away from the dreariness of lockdown and takes us to a basketball court in LA. Through the power of his imagination, this young storyteller conjures up a more hopeful reality.

Sometimes fiction can take important issues and bring us face to face with those grappling with them. This is certainly the case in this story where the author puts us in the shoes of an ordinary young person surrounded by gangs and the threat of violence.

In this tantalising start of a horror story this young author is writing, the narrator is thrust upon a new school where all is not what it seems…

Who could have predicted 2020 with all its many upheavals? Well, this young writer takes things one step further by making a warning of a possible 2040 that makes the last year seem positively joyous in comparison.

Based on a true story, well… sort of. This final piece captures how reality and fiction have become increasingly difficult to disentangle in 2020.