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The Day I Saw a Ship

This story takes place in a secluded little town, located by the powerful yet motionless salty sea, a place where not many wished to live and be. Nevertheless, it was the home to a rather gloomy and soulless town where life had become predictable, most people glued to phones with the engulfing clouds of traffic fumes and people bustling around. In this town, lived a little girl who was feeling rather bored and lonely, she was fed up with being different and feeling down. You see, she was a girl that loved to be creative, imagine and dream, aliens and heroes, magic wands, and gigantic laser beams. Even though she was always reminded she was weird, different, she could not help to wonder and dream. You see, she was born unique and different, sometimes things may not be as they seem. One cold and wet, windy day she is walking down the pebbled beach eating fish and soggy chips, all of a sudden from the corner of her eye she thought she saw…no, she’s sure she saw a ship!

Lauren Flanagan

Born in Camden and raised in Southeast London all her life, Lauren Flanagan always had a unique voice and passion for writing. Lauren attended Virgo Fidelis Convent School. While there, she published her poem My Grandad in Away With Words-Young Writers, 2007. She went on to study at Roehampton University where she received a bachelor of arts in education and a master of arts degree in inclusive special education. Currently, Lauren continues to work with children and she still continues to pursue her passion for reading and creative writing, some of which have been inspired by the amazingly diverse, incredible children and young people Lauren has supported throughout her career.

Austin Macauley Publishers