Litmus Year: 2024
‘The end of the world’ by Ellis James Peachey, age 14, Year 9, Soham
In the year 2097, the world was a different place. The skies, once a canvas of blue and white, had turned a sickly greening hue. The air, once pure and life-filling, had become a silent killer, people lived in constant fear, confined within the walls of their homes, their cities, their protective domes. Outside, the …
‘the last birthday’ by Ronnie Palmer, Soham Village College
7th Of July My Birthday As I was opening my presents from my family, there was a loud, irritating noise coming from everybody’s phone. An alert from the government said ‘DO NOT GO OUTSIDE’. As I was reading it I became more and more curious about what it meant. Why weren’t we allowed to go …
‘The Figure’ by Stephanie Bras, Year 9, Soham Village College
T EEEKK EEEK EEEEK EKKKK There I was laying on concrete ground the cold humid air piercing into my pale skin a rain of hot ash tickling my skin. I felt anaesthetized. I tried to gather my thoughts but nothing seemed to be able to come to mind; it was just a misty …
‘Hostile Environment’ by Fiona Trinh, age 14, Year 9, Soham Village College
Deafening. Cold. Inferior. The same thing. Same schedule. Same treatment. That’s what happens here , when I open my eyes, a deafening eerie silence followed by the clanking of machinery. Cold hard stares peering into your soul analysing you but no emotions found. And the feeling of being inferior. Here in this hierarchy, humans …
‘a world we once had’ by Isla Seal, age 14, Year 9, Soham Village College
Hostility is everywhere; there is no escaping it. It is built into the foundations of our surroundings and is woven into the rules and conditions that we live by. We live, trapped in a ruin of what we once had and we lay, amidst the shadows of our past. We can only pray for a …
‘Save the World’ by Logan Richmond, Year 9, Thomas Clarkson Academy
In the year 2843, technology has gone far beyond anything our forefathers could have envisioned. Previous generations believed that technology will be utilized to empower people, help them overcome (and ultimately eliminate) disabilities, and save lives. People used to coexist with technology. But now, instead of assisting us, it has seized us, betraying its designers …
‘Breathless’ by Gemma Perez Sanchez, age 14, Year 9, Soham Village College
Stepping into the cube-shaped machine, I wondered whether I was making the right choice. Then I thought of all the fights, all the ignorance, all the pain, and I pressed the button that would send me to another world. A better world. Or so I thought. I landed with a thud on dry …