Over the Rainbow—Claire Booker’s ‘A Pocketful of Chalk’
Hitherto, charity shops were simply places to bag bargains but, of late, I have discovered their knack for landing painful …
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Fenacular: creative writing in response to fen art
Here’s a link to the first edition of Fenacular, creative writing in response to fen art. The submissions window is …
Love Crimes – Kevin Reid's Androgny
At primary school, confession, or, in Catholic parlance, the sacrament of reconciliation, was little more than our means to obtain …
Chrissie Gittins’ Sharp Hills
This evening, I stood shoulder to shoulder at the sink with my father as we cleaned up after dinner. I’d …
Pure Heroine – Rachel Piercey’s Disappointing Alice
Social media, we are told, defines who girls want to be – or at least who they want to look …
I Want a Dog – Sophie Robinson’s Rabbit
I want a dogA ChihuahuaWhen I get back To my small flatI want to hear somebody bark When Pet Shop …
Bullet the Blue Sky – Carolyn Forché’s ‘What You Have Heard Is True’ and ‘The Country Between Us’
When exploring a vocation to the priesthood in my early twenties, the Society of Jesus was of great personal interest. …
Rebecca Tamás – Witch
On Friday the 21st August, 1829, The Times reported on the case of Jean Sabathé. His child was gravely ill. …
Great balls of fire – Keith Chandler’s The Goldsmith’s Apprentice
Sadly, the lube applied to my intimate area was not recreational but medical. Following numbness, blood, a phone call, I …
Piercing the Veil: Fiona Moore’s The Distal Point
The Scottish National Portrait Gallery was just a refuge from the pipers and Fringe flyers on Princes Street, so I …
Poor Rude Lines 