The Story Corner

Intro As you may have guessed, this is an alternative version of the fairy tale, Rapunzel . This was written for a homework assignment for A-Level English Literature, in 2011. We were looking at different interpretations of fairy stories, ready for our studies of The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter. We were asked to re-write a fairy tale of our choice, and give it some kind of twist. Here is mine! Enjoy! :) Rapunzel..? Once upon a time, there was a tower which stood tall in the middle of the English countryside, higher than any other building in the land. Well, actually, that’s a bit of an exaggeration - it was roughly the same height as a bungalow. But it looked extremely tall from Prince Shortstop's point of view. And it wasn't technically in the middle of the English countryside. In fact, it was situated in the middle of a small field alongside the M25 motorway. But as far as Prince Shortstop was concerned, it was twice the size of any countryside he had seen...

Intro Perfection In A Tin is a story I wrote in 2010, originally drafted as a piece of AS English Language coursework. This is the complete first draft, which was entered into a writing competition at school, and was picked as the winner of the sixth form entries. Perfection In A Tin Okay, so I admit it, I'm not perfect. But who is, really? As the human race trundles along with its regular day to day life, mistakes are made. Flaws are discovered in each individual. Ultimately, that is the way that we work. That is what makes us human beings. But what if someone were to challenge this idea? What if there was a person who did everything in the right way, no matter the circumstances and no matter how difficult it may be to everyone else? Could that person still be classed as normal? Could that person be seen as a true human being? I was asking these questions repeatedly since the first day of Year Eleven.