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Once upon a time… in Downview Illustrations: Kee & Chenna Earlier this year, WIP organised a series of writing workshops at Downview prison. Below, we have published a selection of modern-day fairy tales written by women who participated in the workshops.
The Lost Boys by Tay.D The Lost Boys is a story about boys who never grew up, in a place called Neverland. I saw it once in Peter Pan, but, when I grew up, I came to understand there is no such thing as Neverland. The lost boys in my story are real, and, if I am honest, it’s quite sad because they did once have plans.
Now, I want to take you on a trip – I’m sorry but we won’t be flying ships or soaring past Big Ben. I don’t know why, but life is just not this way, but let me take you anyway … Caramel skin, a distinctive lisp (his older brother would pick on this), dimples embedded in each cheek, two pigtails, and the cutest smile that could turn the strongest weak. He wet the bed every night. I realise now that was out of fright.
