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Dear Damsels is Changing
Dear Damsels, Today, we’re announcing a transition for DD. We’ve been running this platform for nearly a decade (if you can believe it!) and in… Read More
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Illuminated
New-found routines and unexpected distance – Kara Rennie's short story is about looking for escape, and what you might find instead. Read More
6 years ago
Yes, I am.
An image is pulled into focus in Briony Appleton's poem – a vivid portrait committed to memory. Read More
6 years ago
The Herd Path
The path ahead is well trodden, but poorly sign-posted. Kate Todd reimagines life as a physical landscape, in which everyone has their own paths to take, and their own version of North. Read More
6 years ago
The Pilot’s Daughter
Distance weighs down Federica Silvi's flash fiction – whether it's a sky away or a heavy silence. Discover the story of the pilot's daughter. Read More
6 years ago
How Far Away
Claire Amaladoss's sweet poetry tracks the distance between two people – all two hundred and twenty six miles of it. Read More
6 years ago
Is it time to settle down yet?
How does your location impact who you are? Sophie Jackson wonders if choosing where to place your roots also means choosing who you are destined to be. Read More
6 years ago
The March Letter
Dear Damsels, It’s time to start again. Make your comeback, resurrect an old version of yourself, go back to basics and rebuild. The theme for… Read More
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