The other day, perhaps Friday, a friend asked me for a few books they should read. I gladly responded with a list of five books that I thought suitable for […]
Category: Original Work
Short Story: Kissing Strangers
I was born and raised in a little village just outside Venice under the sea. My name is Pruea and I am a mermaid of the Mediterranean Sea. My fin […]
Short Story: The Girl Who Wished To Be Old
Tick. Tack. Tick. Tack. I stop pacing when I reach one of the walls. I study it very carefully while my fingers touch its smooth white surface. I feel a […]
The Poets’ Nook: A Brief Interview with Ann Graal
Currently celebrating the launch of her second chapbook Going Gorgeous, poet Ann Graal has been charming northern audiences with her quiet wit and linguistic spark. Midlands-born, Teeside-based and pioneering poetry at an […]
Short Story: The Wall
The long Roman wall was cast bright white by that strange natural alchemy sunlight grants. You felt the oldness of the city watching it set against that blue sky, like […]
You Look At Him: A Short Story
You look at him. He doesn’t look back. You live in a different world. A place where you are afraid. You are 13 years old and you have no idea […]
The Underground: A Short Story
The speakers explode when the bass drops and the crowd goes wild. The club is so crowded people can barely move, let alone dance. It’s that time of the night […]
Poem: We Hide Them Here
We hide them here, where the living fear to tread, content with giving their pocket scraps to those who heed, misplacing the value of those in need. We hide them […]
Memory Stored: A Short Story
‘You’d better do it this time. SAM, wake up’. Initiating… system functioning. Hello. ‘Hah! I can’t believe you’re finally working! OK, OK… Hello SAM. My name is Fiona […]
Short Story: Between Dimensions
‘No, trust me, I can travel to other dimensions!’ I say taking a sip from my glass of whiskey, but I know there is no point in insisting. The man […]