When you grow up people seem to condemn imagination.

I like to act as if I am still 6 half the time. Do you remember when you were little you could pretend to be imaginary creatures and everyone would think it "cute" and you could run around building little shelters and messing up thing because you were only young? I wish that you didn't have to grow out of that. I seem to have a slight peter-pan complex. I don't understand why people disapprove of imagination and fantasy, and seem to believe that is only for naive little children. Imagination and creativity fuel the mind.

I remember when I was 11, and in year 6, everyone else had moved on from playing games in which they were magical creatures or where they created fanciful worlds and places. Then there was me and my little group of friends who sat in the corner of the playground conjuring fabulous stories in which we were fairies or mythical mutants. It was amazing, I adored doing that, even then it was a break from harsh reality and you could be free and childlike.

It seems as time goes on less and less people approve of take breaks from actuality. No-one plays creative games anymore and less and less people read. I know that my elder brother doesn't even advocate fantasy novels, saying that they're not real literature and just for children. I obviously appose this belief.

Still, I think I am the only teenage girl I know who spends her night building a little shelter in the corner of my bedroom, and sleeping in there. It is my favourite place, it has all the necessities. Such as music, lights and books. I also spend a lot of time sitting alone forming fabrications in my mind.

Anyway, on a Saturday I have something called The Literacy Scheme. Which is some organisation run by my school to help Year 3 kids learn to read and write better. Basically, I am mentor to a little 7 year old called Tia, who is amazingly adorable. It is quite possible that I this is the only part of my week I enjoy, except the frickin' teacher in charge of my group hates me because, I quote, she thinks "you shouldn't be teaching them to become disobedient and to disrespect authority. Just teach them how to read." Anyway, I fucking hate her, but do enjoy teaching.

I have bought myself some new books to read over half-term. Mostly fantasy horror stories.