Heartstrings
By Roisin Craig
A short story that explores the opportunities and dangers afforded by a community that forms itself around a shared narrative. Read More
4 months ago
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Little Red
By Rebecca Lambert
Rebecca Lambert's 'Little Red' is her re-telling of a popular fairy-tale. For the little girl in her story, the threat has moved from outside to inside the home, and the ‘wolfish’ characteristics that were made palatable in a fairy-tale context become humanised in a frighteningly plausible scenario. Read More
4 months ago
What is Thicker than Water?
By Ava MacPherson
On a night out with the boys, a son is scared that they are turning into their father. Read More
8 months ago
In Darkness
By Dominique Gracia
Step onto Medusa's island with Dominique Gracia's retelling, in which her island refuge itself turns men to stone. Read More
11 months ago
The Infestation
By Rebecca Hastings
A problem with cockroaches leaves an impact on Maggie. Read More
1 year ago
Upsetting the Routine
By Claire Schön
A child's-eye view on her parents' relationship reveals the inequalities. Read More
1 year ago
Mantis Shrimp
By Danielle Vrublevskis
Jasmine has started seeing a new colour. Her partner has not. Read More
1 year ago
A Pain In The Head
By Alys Key
A plane, writer's block and an encounter with a stranger. Read More
1 year ago
Gala, Lizzie, Dora
By Ella Ackroyd
Ella Ackroyd flips the narrative of three women previously known as 'muses'. Read More
1 year ago
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