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By Robbie Gibbons   My dad, Alan Gibbons, was performing writing workshops in schools and community centres around the country. When I had time off from university I helped out. Part of the sessions involved ‘scaffolding’ a story with the kids. We would give them a step-by-step plot, but leave… Read More

It was something real and sad that set me thinking about writing a story about a young soldier whose death was recorded on a war memorial. There were reports on the news about thieves ripping the metal name plaques off war memorials because they wanted to sell the metal to… Read More