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The Weight of Venus
The Weight of Venus

by Lucy Fennell

My Grandmother’s Garden
My Grandmother’s Garden

Weekly Writing Prompt Winner (Rose)

by Kate Gawi

The Matchbox: A Thank-You Letter
The Matchbox: A Thank-You Letter

by Sylvia Townsend Warner

The People You Meet in a Bookshop
The People You Meet in a Bookshop

Like all literary genres, the bookstore has its archetypes.

by Elizabeth Roy

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Poetry
Frustration
Frustration

by Dorothy Parker

The Snake Pit
The Snake Pit

Weekly Writing Prompt Winner (Snake)

by Belle Osborne

Coiled
Coiled

Weekly Writing Prompt Runner Up (Snake)

by Lola Hobson

Learning a Lesson
Learning a Lesson

by Jasmine Starbuck

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Blog
How to Save Hollywood
How to Save Hollywood

In a world of remakes, prequels and sequels… if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.

by Poppy Scales

Milk Gone Mad
Milk Gone Mad

No, I don’t want a triple shot grande iced brown sugar oat shaken white chocolate mocha frappacappuccino with cream on top.

by W. Anchor

A Love Letter to Community
A Love Letter to Community

Natter with Niamh

by Niamh Duncan

The Uniquely Humbling Experience That Is Losing Single Player Mario Kart at 3pm on a Monday Afternoon
The Uniquely Humbling Experience That Is Losing Single Player Mario Kart at 3pm on a Monday Afternoon

by Nathan Smith

Jade’s Top Ten Valentine’s Day Films
Jade’s Top Ten Valentine’s Day Films

by Jade Drever

Woke January
Woke January

by W. Anchor

Slowmaxxing
Slowmaxxing

Natter with Niamh: On Living Slowly

by Niamh Duncan

A Love Letter to Libraries
A Love Letter to Libraries

Natter with Niamh

by Niamh Duncan

I Want To Be A Genius Visionary Changemaker
I Want To Be A Genius Visionary Changemaker

Natter with Niamh: On Creativity And New Year’s Resolutions

by Niamh Duncan

Jade’s Top Ten Christmas Films
Jade’s Top Ten Christmas Films

by Jade Drever

Unpacking the Frazzled English Woman
Unpacking the Frazzled English Woman

Natter with Niamh

by Niamh Duncan

All I Want for Christmas…
All I Want for Christmas…

Natter with Niamh

by Niamh Duncan

The Muppets and Me
The Muppets and Me

Natter with Niamh: A Love Letter to the Muppets

by Niamh Duncan

When I am Old…
When I am Old…

Natter with Niamh

by Niamh Duncan

Weird Women in Writing
Weird Women in Writing

Natter with Niamh

by Niamh Duncan

Why romcoms are all Greek to me
Why romcoms are all Greek to me

Natter with Niamh

by Niamh Duncan

Jade’s Top Ten Halloween Movies
Jade’s Top Ten Halloween Movies

by Jade Drever

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The Future of DNA
The Future of DNA

At what point does gene editing become unethical?

by Gauri Langhae

The Duality of Existence
The Duality of Existence

The Parallels between Yin-Yang Theory and Modern Physics

by Ivie Avwenagha

Leigh’s Here!
Leigh’s Here!

Ahead of the Tate Modern’s ‘Leigh Bowery!’ exhibition, what can the 21st century learn from the artist’s boundary-shoving life and work?

by Betty Hoggar

Boats Against the Current
Boats Against the Current

Literature and the American Dream

by Marcus Scales

Friendship, Loss, and The Final Dialogue Between Michel de Montaigne and Étienne de La Boétie
Friendship, Loss, and The Final Dialogue Between Michel de Montaigne and Étienne de La Boétie

Can a man ever make peace with his own death?

by Madison James

Translation in Tongues
Translation in Tongues

A multilingual approach to intra-lingual translation

by Cee Ehlers

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