independence

Seating Arrangements – from Let Me Know When You’re Home: Stories of Female Friendship

Read a short story by Sara Sherwood, following old friends at a dinner party. and originally published in Let Me Know When You're Home. Read More

Published Pieces

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Fiction

When One Door Opens

By Lizzie Cooper-Smith

Carrie steps into a new version of herself. Read More

3 years ago

comfort

The Bed

"That bed I built held me when I broke off that relationship." Nicole Froio explains how her bed helped build a new independence, one screw at a time. Read More

5 years ago

Persist

The Great Divide

Can the persistent quest for true love ever be reconciled with the sacrifice of one half of a bed, of a weekend, of a life? Jo Fisher reflects on the clash in her relatable poem. Read More

5 years ago

Closing

Close You Down

Sara Sherwood writes about coming to the end of her relationship with online dating. Read More

7 years ago

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