The following stories were submitted to our sister website, toowrite.com. They were written by people from Derby or are about Derby itself.
The Angel On A Motorbike
Author:
Paul Crawford
of Derby
At first, I laughed, as if I had been transported to a pantomime, but then my heart crumpled like a piece of paper under my ribs when I noticed the black handgun.
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Getting to Grips
Author:
Ivy Ryalls
of Derby
Teeth seldom figure in holiday stories but our encounter with travelling teeth began right there in the snack bar.
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The Hoarder
Author:
Ivy Ryalls
of Derby
In my spare bedroom tucked up in a corner is an old utility sideboard. It is part of the dining room suite that my husband's parents gave to us as a wedding present in 1945... it is crammed with stuff, and memories.
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The Light Engine
Author:
Peter James
of Derby
The other lads I had been sitting with, looked at me with envious eyes. After only six months working at Colwick Depot, and this was my first week on the night shift, now, all of a sudden, I was to be allowed out on the main line.
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An Unhallowed Place
Author:
C A Müller
of Derby
I pedalled along the frosty road, the wheels crunching on the frozen ground, very noticeable due to the strange stillness as I approached the deserted ex-camp, a stillness the like of which I've never known before, or since.
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Fat Jabba and Other Aliens
Author:
Ruth Waldron
of Derby
Then there was the squat elderberry bush on the Mill Road bend. In the dying light it resembled a leafy version of Jabba the Hut, from Return of the Jedi.
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The Mad Farmer, And More...
Author:
Ruth Waldron
of Derby
Now I have 30-odd horned and angry bulls in my yard, with a horn-happy maniac on their heels - er - hocks. He doesn't slow down when he sees them in my drive. Oh no! It just infuriates him even more.
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The Silent Scream
Author:
Ruth Waldron
of Derby
The next day he was charged with various offences, fined $100, and released. Unfortunately. He slept for 48 hours solid, and then my seven years of hell really began...
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Twinkle's Tale
Author:
Ruth Waldron
of Derby
You should have seen them. They were great. And we felt so important with a big, shiny red fire engine parked in our yard!
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A day in the Life of a Family of Five
Author:
Alison Wildrianne
of Derby
It's these little gems that keep me going and make me realise that amongst all the chaos, the piles of washing, the uneaten meals, the shouts and screams, there is something deeper going on.
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