Global Classroom Creative Writing Anthology 2015
Placeburg
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‘There are so many rich, original ideas here, written with such detail that Placeburg felt real, even though the author tells us outright that it’s
only fiction – which is a neat little twist. It takes great imagination to create not just a place, but the features and the culture of the people
who live there. It’s all topped off with a delicate, poignant final thought to make the fictional Placeburg matter to our real lives.’
Perfect. That’s how I would describe this place. Although it is only a figment of my imagination, I think it would be stupendous if it existed. Would you like me to show you?
The sonorous voice of the wind floats through the labyrinth of homes that make up Placeburg. Birds utter soothing songs that create a calming atmosphere that
reverberates throughout the village. The gargantuan mountains tower over you like inactive sentinels whilst the rustic cottages that are dwarfed by the peaks, huddle
together in erratic circles. The rocky homes look crudely built however they have a subtle finesse that radiates mystery from another time. The never-ending vines invade
every crevice like an epidemic of greenery, leaving no miniscule recess or tiny crack unscathed. Normally overlooked, the rushing river has a barely perceivable green tint
that enhances the riv \