The Freedom Issue

The Wall 2025: Fiction

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, 2025

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Photography by Chloe 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.

Evie Buckley

Evie Buckley

Fiction Editor, 2025

Jasmine Dent

Photography by Jasmine Dent

Art Co-Director, 2025

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 by Jasmine Dent

Art Co-Director, 2025

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 by Chloe 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 by Jasmine Dent

Art Co-Director, 2025