The Purpose Issue

The Magazine of the Pupils of Ibstock Place School

Fiction Articles

Purpose
Fiction

Purpose

Lucy Lopez, S8, reflects on the tension between parental expectations and personal ambition, exploring how uncertainty over purpose can shape identity, pressure, and self-discovery.

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Lucy Lopez

Senior 8

Phoebe Wenlock

Artwork byPhoebe Wenlock

Sport & Health Editor

Roots
Fiction

Roots

Maryam Mustafayeva, UVI, reflects on cycles of growth, decay, and consequence and the lingering effects of what we nurture and destroy.

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Maryam Mustafayeva

UVI

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Artwork byEmma Shapiro

Senior 9

Velvet Blue
Fiction

Velvet Blue

Marianne Pagano, S10, explores a solitary man’s coastal ritual, where a daily swim with a crocodile toy becomes a quiet act of escape and reflection.

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Marianne Pagano

Senior 10

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Photography byMarianne Pagano

Senior 10

Empty Promise
Fiction

Empty Promise

In this reflective poem by Fiction Editor Allegra Hinton, LVI, contrasts hopeful promises with the harsh realities of pain and sorrow.

Allegra Hinton

Allegra Hinton

Fiction Editor

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Photography byChloe Dent

Senior 9

Freedom in the Forest
Fiction

Freedom in the Forest

Fiction Editor Evie Buckley, LVI, paints a vivid image capturing the freedom experienced when immersed in nature.

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Evie Buckley

Fiction Editor

Jasmine Dent

Photography byJasmine Dent

Art Co-Director

Within These Roots
Fiction

Within These Roots

In this poem Chloe Dent, S9 freedom unfolds through the journey of a young tree, highlighting the fragile balance between nature and humanity.

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Chloe Dent

Senior 9

Jasmine Dent

Photography byJasmine Dent

Art Co-Director

Finding Freedom
Fiction

Finding Freedom

Juliet Francis, S7 celebrates freedom as the spirit of choice and self-expression in this poem.

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Juliet Francis

Senior 7

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Photography byChloe Dent

Senior 9

FREE
Fiction

FREE

In this heartfelt poem Alexander Foster, S8 expresses the struggle to break free from pain and secrecy.

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Alexander Foster

Senior 8

Jasmine Dent

Photography byJasmine Dent

Art Co-Director