Welcome to our Library of Stories. Please click on the story title to read Chapter 1.
These are collaborative story openings created by school groups and community groups.
Each participant writes their own Chapter 2.
Laurelhill Community College, Y9
19th June 2025
My name is Derek, I like eating carrots and playing golf. One day I’m a rabbit, the next day I’m something else. Will I be successful? Maybe. Does my dream come true? This is where it began. Come on my journey to find out...
Laurelhill Community College, Y8
12th June 2025
Mason had just recovered from an injury. He had sprained his wrist two weeks prior.
“I need to act okay so I can still box,” he thought to himself as he slumped onto his bed...
Cranmore IPS, P6
5th June 2025
It was an ordinary night, apart from the growling and moaning outside...
St Bernard's Primary School, P5
29th May 2025
Billy and Freddy were talking about how cruel chicken nuggets are when a black motorbike with pink flames came, parked and caught on fire...
St Joseph's University study group
27th May 2025
Chapter One: Seeded
It was the middle of a summer’s night, on the solstice.
From the tree hospital a scream rang out...
Carrick Primary School, P5
22nd May 2025
Sarah was a silver bell, with wings. As Sarah was in her room, she heard something crack. It was a cup. It was her favourite cup, that she had had her whole life...
Holy Trinity Primary School, P5
20th May 2025
Bombadino started his day off by eating chocolate. He was a pigeon who could speak French. After he ate his breakfast, he went out and went for a walk...
St Vincent de Paul Primary School, P7
15th May 2025
Dogdogdog Fog, who was a dog with three ears and one leg, lived on an island with his multi-coloured eyebrow best friend, Cruisin. They regularly fight each other in their house to train...
Belfast Metropolitan College, Supported Learning Authors
14th May 2025
One morning, Quentin woke up in the alley where he was sleeping that week. He saw a poster on the cardboard he was using as a blanket...
Coláiste Feirste, Bl 8
8th May 2025
Billy walked in on Joe eating another egg.
Billy gasped in shock. He stepped back. “Oh my God, Joe! What on Earth are you doing?”
“Eating breakfast,” he said hysterically.
Billy yelled, “But you’re an egg, you weirdo!”
