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The Joys of Sisterhood

Photo by Parée I’ve been thinking about the beauty of same sex friendships. For me, there is an emotional security – the German word is ‘Geborgenheit’ and describes this more accurately...

The Joys of Sisterhood

Photo by Parée I’ve been thinking about the beauty of same sex friendships. For me, there is an emotional security – the German word is ‘Geborgenheit’ and describes this more accurately...

On Self-Criticism, Compassion and Progress

Photo by Alice Popkorn Hands up if you wrote a list of your priorities at the start of the year and if you have failed to maintain them. A new year...

On Self-Criticism, Compassion and Progress

Photo by Alice Popkorn Hands up if you wrote a list of your priorities at the start of the year and if you have failed to maintain them. A new year...

Pilgrim

Photo by Paul Kline Shrouded silhouetteagainst the evening lightNicotine swirlsin the airYesterday’s newspaperslitter the stairs Shackled by integrityDevoted pilgrimHigh-flyer inthe angel stakes, yethurt bloomedlike a bruise Left bereft bya broken circle...

Pilgrim

Photo by Paul Kline Shrouded silhouetteagainst the evening lightNicotine swirlsin the airYesterday’s newspaperslitter the stairs Shackled by integrityDevoted pilgrimHigh-flyer inthe angel stakes, yethurt bloomedlike a bruise Left bereft bya broken circle...

My 2014 Blogging Year in Review

Photo by Chris Chabot It’s 18 months since I first started blogging. I started this blog as an antidote to a fiction-hating friend. I was unable to convince him of the...

My 2014 Blogging Year in Review

Photo by Chris Chabot It’s 18 months since I first started blogging. I started this blog as an antidote to a fiction-hating friend. I was unable to convince him of the...

The Pact: A Short Story Collaboration (Compiled)

You’ll find the combined three parts of our short story collaboration ‘The Pact’ below, based on the Surrealist game Exquisite Corpse. Thanks, first and foremost, to all the contributing writers. You’ll...

The Pact: A Short Story Collaboration (Compiled)

You’ll find the combined three parts of our short story collaboration ‘The Pact’ below, based on the Surrealist game Exquisite Corpse. Thanks, first and foremost, to all the contributing writers. You’ll...

The Pact (Part 3): A Short Story Collaboration

A few months ago I came across a short story collaboration in The New Yorker based on the Surrealist parlour game Exquisite Corpse. This inspired the short story ‘The Pact’, written in...

The Pact (Part 3): A Short Story Collaboration

A few months ago I came across a short story collaboration in The New Yorker based on the Surrealist parlour game Exquisite Corpse. This inspired the short story ‘The Pact’, written in...

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