“It was a match made in cyber heaven.” FriendshipTechnologyRelationship Book:New Reform Source: New Reform
“Beverly was a very attractive woman; unfortunately, it was always the wrong men who would be attracted to her.” Self EsteemCharacter DevelopmentObservational Book:New Reform Source: New Reform
“At school, everybody called her Irish, because of her name and her accent, but she felt more British than any of them. On rare occasions, a school friend would invite her over to her place, but there was never a flag to be seen, neither English nor British.” PatriotismFar RightAlt Right Extremism Book:New Reform Source: New Reform
“Killer walked up to Tatum, and glared into her face, ‘She was a virgin. Virgins always cry.’ He looked for any sign of recognition from her, but Tatum held her reaction in check.” Domestic ViolenceDomestic AbuseFar RightMysogyny Book:New Reform Source: New Reform
“In every room against the brown backdrop, there would be St George Crosses and Union Jacks. Even the crockery would be adorned with symbols of this so-called great land.” PatriotismFar RightDescriptive WritingAtmospheric Writing Book:New Reform Source: New Reform
“Hollywood directed the Holocaust, amazing special effects, granted. It’s all probably another strand of Operation Fortitude.” Far RightHolocaust DenialAlt Right ExtremismSecond World War Stories Book:New Reform Source: New Reform
“It seemed natural to assume that this band of brothers were the pinnacle of supporters, prepared to spill blood for their team.” Far RightHooligansFootball SupportersAlt Right Extremism Book:New Reform Source: New Reform
“She watched the thick, clear plastic sheeting covering the hole on the roof rise and fall in tune with the wintry blasts like the last gasps of a dying man.” Descriptive WritingAtmospheric Writing Book:New Reform Source: New Reform
“She would look wistfully at the sky, and she relished her favourite freezing cold, north-easterly winds, that blew bitter draughts that mixed with her drifting tobacco smoke throughout the home, ‘They are the spirits of the old country,’ she would always say.” ImmigrantsCharacter DevelopmentAtmospheric Writing Book:New Reform Source: New Reform
“The supporters swayed forwards and backwards like waves crashing on the shore.” FootballAtmospheric WritingHooligans Book:New Reform Source: New Reform
“Among the supporters was Jack, who shouted, jeered and hurled abuse with hundreds of other like-minded dead souls.” FootballAtmospheric WritingHooligansFootball Supporters Book:New Reform Source: New Reform
“This was not a romantic half-light, the white tailor’s dummies that stood like Terracotta Warriors forever on guard in her basic room, infused up the eerie glow like sunbathers soaking up the ultra-violet rays on a beach.” Character DevelopmentAtmospheric Writing Book:New Reform Source: New Reform
“Your family, the O’Neills, guns, IRA?’ ‘No, Unionists.’ ‘Fuck! You’re not even on the right side. If it weren’t so fucking dangerous, it’d be funny!” HumourSocialismLeft WingLeft Wing Politics Book:New Reform Source: New Reform
“Superficial, ha! With me, what you see is what you get?’ Bill, looked up from his drink, ‘Now that is deep!” HumourWorking Class Writer Book:New Reform Source: New Reform
“The white birds gorged on the swarm of dead bluebottles that had carpeted the ground. The cold had killed them the moment they left the heat of the chimney. The birds grew fatter before Tatum’s eyes and their features grew hideously distorted, but they continued their gluttony. The Nurse said, ‘They can’t help themselves - the poison is irresistible to them.’ The white birds devoured every bluebottle, and the heavily laden flock ascended slowly into the air and then went in search of their next feast.” TwitterCharacter DevelopmentTrollsTrolling Book:New Reform Source: New Reform
“Jack tried to reason himself into leaving but he couldn’t escape the lure of the big win, he couldn’t leave until it was his or there was no choice left, no choice left meant no change left. Still, the nudges kept coming, the cherries, never enough money to leave, always just enough left to keep going. Jack was in his own private nightmare; maybe this was where he belonged. Finally, he lost it all, losing always felt good but never as good as this.” AddictionGamblingSlot MachinesAddictive Behaviour Book:New Reform Source: New Reform
“Examining the tangle of assorted wires and leads, there seemed to be every cable ever made, but none with the right combination. Frustration brought him to the boil, as he yanked and tugged at this unyielding ball. He only succeeded in winding them into ever-tighter knots.” TechnologyHumourFrustrationEveryday Problems Book:New Reform Source: New Reform
“My life feels meaningless, and I want it to count for something.” TerrorismActivism Book:New Reform Source: New Reform