Mount Vesuvius by Megan King
I woke up and watched my young sister Marianda sleep; peaceful and quiet, like I once did until my father died. My mother was awake and divi...
I woke up and watched my young sister Marianda sleep; peaceful and quiet, like I once did until my father died. My mother was awake and divi...
the coveted trophy (guest post by Jeremy Pine) ‘pater’ This year’s competition attracted 200 entries nationally and internationally. Again t...
Are you a budding young writer? Could you create the next Flavia Gemina or Falco? Well, here's your chance. Burgess Hill School presents...
Vesuvius by moonlight It all started with the dreams. I had been having them for months. Well you couldn't really call them dreams once ...
Facere Scribenda et Scribere Legenda: Words and Deeds in Pliny's Vesuvius Letters Mark Wells as Pliny the Younger IV a.d. Id. Aug. Plin...
Shadows seethe at my unwelcome presence as I retreat once again into their dark depths. Hidden, unseen and invisible, I watch as people pass...
1: Nex-violent death, murder “Laws are silent in times of war” Cicero A quick, rapt, knock on the door - that was all it took for me to beco...
“Dat veniam corvis, vexat censura columbas.” – Juvenal If one is of a superstitious nature like many a Roman, then one has beliefs governed...
They meet beneath the cover of darkness. Her footsteps echo against the walls, the ghosts of her secrets whispering. She stands with her hea...
Jeremy "Jerry" Pine has just sent me this notice, announcing the winners of the Burgess Hill School for Girls Golden Sponge Stick ...