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May 22, 2018 By 2QT Publishing Leave a Comment

Quit While You’re A-head – Terrifying Tales of a Teeside Teacher – Bryan Cross

Author: Bryan Cross
Release Date:
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 
978-1912014-118

 

 

 

Proving that fact is stranger than ction, this book takes you along a teacher’s fascinating and hilarious journey from training-college days to leading a school.

Packed full of most incredible Teesside-teacher tales it will stir many memories of events from your early days in school – whether you loved or loathed them!

 Truly this book is ‘class’ from beginning to end as it takes you on a roller-coaster ride to show you life behind the school gates.

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Filed Under: Blogs, Book Releases, Future Generation, News and Updates, Non-Fiction (General), Publications

January 18, 2018 By 2QT Publishing Leave a Comment

Fergs and the Eco Tykes – Erica Thicket

 

Author: Erica Thicket
Release Date: 22nd February 2018
Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781-912014-86-6

When the mission of the Eco Tykes takes hold of your senses it does not matter how old or young you are. You can still absorb knowledge, be inspired and get creative. With a waste not, want not attitude you can learn and think again and again. ‘What are we doing to our environment? The air, the land and the water… they are all so precious to humans, animals and plants.’

You do not need to be totally informed by Fergs and his friends. They are there to trigger a thought. Go ahead, ask a question or link your thoughts and your brain power to your computer. Get amazing knowledge through your fingertips. Investigate and enquire. Wow!

There are many humans on the planet trying to make a difference through charities and the media. By being an Eco Tyke you have a personal awareness of what needs to be done – if everyone does their bit, works as a team, can stop and re-think, take a new look, or find a voice, however small. Change will happen. Recently I heard a child of four tell his dad as they got out of their car at a supermarket to do the shopping, ‘Don’t forget the recycling bags, Dad. We don’t want to get any more plastic bags.’ This is where the mission starts. This small child has already made a difference. Let’s do a high five! He has started.

This is the Eco Tyke message.

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Filed Under: Blogs, Book Releases, Children / Teenager, Future Generation, News and Updates, Publications

July 18, 2011 By Catherine Cousins Leave a Comment

Future Generation – Writing Day

On Tuesday 12th July we held a writing day at Queen Katherine School in Kendal with two of our authors Dave Stephen and Frank English.  It was a first for both the school and ourselves and the feedback from  the students was extremely positive. Thanks to everyone students, staff and authors for their enthusiasm and contribution on the day.

We wanted to share some of the work that came out of day and some of the budding writers have agreed to share their work.  Bearing in mind the following were all created on the day (to be exact the afternoon) is a sign of the talent we have coming through.As always comments are always welcome as long as they are positive and helpful.  All work is copyrighted to the authors.

The Alzheimer’s Mirror

Where’s the living room gone?
The kitchen is over here
That woman
So fat
So ugly
A giggle, a kick, a sneer

Where’s the living room gone?
My other slipper too?
I’ve found the bathroom
In the garden
Is that ok with you?

Are the knife and the fork alone?
On the kitchen table
Is your chair next to mine?
I need you to keep me stable

Are the knife and fork alone?
No dear it’s a spoon
A spoon to dig for memories
A line between me and you

Its ok you lost our umbrella,
Your wallet, and your hat
Its ok you talk to napkins
And tickle the neighbour’s cat

As we get older and younger
And the tears scratch and gnaw
I’ll love you till your eyes stop singing
Through the drudging of my heart

*

The settee slumps silently in the corner
Where yellowing shoes sit
With grandmas apron cowering
Against a fire dimly lit

The crisp white heat judders
My speech slurred also
Remnants of those dinner dances
Encased in dresses all in a row.

It’s a shame I’ll never remember
That’s something I yearn to forget
It’s the chip on the wedding caravansary
My one only regret

I’ll scramble to know what the cause is
My life’s span all in vain
Soon I won’t know where the door is
The glass from the window pane

As the clock grinds in the corner
And the sheets sulk on the bed
The kettle will whine on the Aga
Our past
My future
Already dead.

©Rachael Wild


The Fishes
I once swimmed in the river,
I swammed in the sea,
I swum in the ocean,
With the fishes next to me.
I thinked that fish were cool,
I thunk that they were slimy,
I thank that they were ace,
They looked all nice and shiny.

©Rowan Boardley


Death

Death is a mundane affair.
A straight black line on a white page,
Intrusive and threatening,
Ending abruptly,
Devoid of etiquette.
The world becomes monochromatic,
The colour of death clouds the fading memories,
Words on the page of life merge together,
Boldly spelling out deepest fears,
Highlighting each successful failure.
The chains of childhood,
Long unlocked and discarded by an ever-nearing death,
Remnants of the past everlasting in angelic light,
Carry me along the stepping stones towards darkness,
And Death’s spindly grip.

©Laura Day


My Favourite Place

Everybody has a place
A favourite place to be.
I’ll tell you all about the place
That’s really special to me.
A place that’s full of colours
Of music, laughs and fun
Of candyfloss and Cola-pops
And ice cream by the tonne!

A place where great white horses
Named Doris Day and Blue Moon
Glisten in the Sunshine
As they dance to a melodious tune.
I sit upon their sturdy backs
And feel so tall, so proud.
I swing my legs back and forth
And look out over the crowd.

I always have a go at Coconut Shy
Although…I’m not too great.
One time I lost my balance
and hit the sweet stand by mistake!
The pretty spinning teacups
They’ll whisk you right away.
They’re exactly what you need
At the end of a hard school day.

The ferris wheel’s my favourite,
I’m so close to the sky,
that the clouds and birds swirl round my head
It takes me up so high!
I pretend like I’m a seagull
and look down at the world below.

Anything is possible at the Fairground, y’know.

© Annie Woods

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April 26, 2011 By Catherine Cousins Leave a Comment

Future Generation – Caitlin Law

All work on this page is copyrighted and has been digitally sealed to retain its integrity. If you like what you read we would ask that if you want to use it please do contact us in the first instance or at the very least acknowledge the author. Please also be aware the work you see here is from young writers who want to share their work and develop their talents and so we ask that any comments should be encouraging, appropriate and informative.

My Sonnet

Deep red blushes across a leafy face;
rhythmic storms of fragrant colour.
Perhaps a waltz of gold and copper, vying for a place
in the transient spectrum of retreating summer.
Though it seems autumns’ won the fight,
as the sky bids farewell to the intense blue it once embraced,
sending its poignant farewell off on its infinite flight,
To reach a rain sodden earth, obediently bowing under an enemy too often faced.
However nature’s not quite ready to relinquish yet;
the crawling fingers of a sinister winter still being kept away,
while an ethereally reminiscent auburn light keeps beauty safely in the net.
And the inky yellowness of a solstice sun keeping the frost at bay.
Besides its not all doom and gloom.
There’s still the sky’s greatest treasure to be unveiled – a rising harvest moon.

©2011 Caitlin Law

Filed Under: Future Generation Tagged With: future generation, Poetry, Sonnet, Young Poets, Young Writers

February 17, 2011 By Catherine Cousins 1 Comment

2QT working with ‘Future Generation’

I have recently had the pleasure of meeting a group of writers from Queen Katherine School in Kendal whose work blew me away. So I asked whether they might be interested in looking at ways that I might be able to help them to promote their work.  They liked the idea and so I give you ‘Future Generation’

We have made a start with Megan and Frances – so please do have a read and any constructive feedback is welcome. Please also respect copyright.

You can also keep up to date with their writings and news on their Facebook page – coming soon…

Filed Under: Future Generation, News and Updates

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