Man in the Mirror – Ben Parker’s The Escape Artists
It’s difficult to pin down what exactly it is about a George Shaw that’s so disconcerting. At one level, there’s …
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Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger – Kevin Reid’s Body Voices
‘I am long and pink. At first I am hard but, when you bang me, I go soft’.* I suppose …
I’ll be your Mirror – Liane Strauss’s Leaving Eden
It was already an alcohol fuelled night when we arrived at Campo dei Fiori‘s The Drunken Ship. I was out …
Town Called Malice – Formerly by Tamar Yoseloff and Vici MacDonald
In the days before mobility scooters, it was the ornaments and the net curtains, running in ribbons along the terraces …
Beautiful Strange – Chrissy Williams’ Flying Into the Bear
It’s just easier to think in shorthand. Certain brands – political, commercial, or artistic, trigger knee-jerk reactions of love, or …
Time of No Reply – Fiona Moore’s The Only Reason for Time
When my phone buzzed on that July morning, its screen read SOMETHING’S HAPPENED. DON’T WORRY. I’M OK. The brevity of …
Generation Sex – John Hartley Williams’ Pistol Sonnets
Training to be a priest in Rome, St Peter’s Basilica inspired awe and reverence. It wasn’t just because the dome …
The Real Thing – Booksellers, not retail sales assistants
Today’s Guardian reports that Amazon Marketplace is hiking its fees up for third-party traders. In a piece published in the same …
Strange Boat – AF Harrold’s The Point of Inconvenience
On passing through Warminster on our routine pilgrimage to my granny’s house, I hoped for red lights and a short queue. …
The child is grown, the dream is gone – Hugo Williams’ West End Final
Twice a day, I studied the cigarette stubber riveted to the melamine back of the bus seat. Ash threw the …
