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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
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Our current theme: INHERITANCE
What are the things that have been given to you? Our first theme of 2022 will be INHERITANCE. Submissions close Friday 21st January. Read More
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Ep 13: Nature Writing Special
To celebrate publication of Tools for Surviving a Storm, we discuss nature, writing and women, and chat with author of the collection Nadia Henderson. Read More
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One Breath
By Jess Costello
Explore the grounding power of breath and the many tiny miracles that exist in existing. Read More
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Our Time Entangled
By Anna Kerr
An imagining of idealised love – safe, soft and sun-kissed. Read More
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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
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My Therapist Asks Me How My Week’s Been
By Scarlett Ward
Scarlett Ward's poem explores the necessity of retreating, specifically as a woman. TW: assault Read More
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Everything We Lost
By Naomi Wood
Naomi Wood reflects on all the ways we are encouraged to retreat, and how we persist, regardless. Read More
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