Leicester
Stories
The following stories were submitted to our sister website, toowrite.com. They were written by people from Leicester or are about Leicester itself.
Sailing For Survival
Author:
Terry Mattock
of Leicester
With the dread of comprehension, I gazed silently at my father as we realised that we were aboard a floating bomb!
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The Last Chance
Author:
Terry Mattock
of Leicester
I drove home without fatigue, only exultation that a young pharmacy student had helped to save a precious human life.
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Unknown Hero
Author:
Nadine Kidd
of Leicester
I'm kicking frantically now and I realise we are moving, we're going backwards.
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Love In A Belfry
Author:
Jackie Bryan
of Leicester
As we left the church at 12.30am, on January 1, 1994, I saw a shooting star, the first one I had ever seen. It was a magical experience and I made a wish hoping with all my heart that it would come true.
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Kickback In Anger
Author:
Terry Mattock
of Leicester
During one history lesson, no fewer than four pupils were introduced to the dubious delights of Killer's aisle tidying therapy, unfortunately including myself.
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The Swimming Bath
Author:
Terry Mattock
of Leicester
On the night before the sports, someone put a kilo of potassium permanganate into the pool turning the entire contents brilliant mauve, and the swimming sports had to be cancelled.
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A Trip Down The River
Author:
Terry Mattock
of Leicester
Out of consideration for this strange species who, I am reliably informed, engage in this peculiar activity for pleasure, I throttled back to 20 knots as we cruised past the seemingly unhappy inhabitants of the planet Hypothermia.
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The Inconvenient Convenience
Author:
Terry Mattock
of Leicester
A week later, the flushing pump was jammed so tight in its barrel, it might have been welded, and the removal process was accomplished by myself with further unprintable expletives added to my rapidly expanding vocabulary.
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Equestrian Aspirations
Author:
Terry Mattock
of Leicester
The instructor opened the gate to the field, and the horses and riders slowly entered, with one notable and dramatic exception - me! As I walked Pegasus through the gate, he whinnied, bucked and set off at tremendous velocity around the field.
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What A Lot I Got
Author:
Katie Fuller
of Leicester
Now I'm not brave when it comes to rodents of any kind, so I retreated inside the building and stood on a chair where the goings on outside could be viewed safely. There was no sign of life inside the car - apart from the dog.
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