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Tongue-Tied: June Writing Prompt Responses

This month’s writing prompt was Tongue-Tied. Here we showcase all the responses that were submitted. Tongue-Tied prompt: What we say when we don’t know how to speak the truth. When we’re shying away from saying what we really feel. Staying silent instead of letting the words escape. When language fails us, how do we communicate?… Continue reading Tongue-Tied: June Writing Prompt Responses

An Ode to Indie Bookshops

by Victoria Bromley Where we get our books from matters. Not just to the booksellers, or the publishers, but also to ourselves. Book buying is an experience, just like reading the books themselves, that’s why book shopping and reading feel like two separate hobbies. In a digital age where adding anything to an online cart… Continue reading An Ode to Indie Bookshops

Patience: April Writing Prompt Responses

This month’s writing prompt was Patience. Here we showcase all the responses that were submitted. Patience prompt: Buds sprouting from soil, waiting for rain. A seat pulled out for a guest you’ve anticipated for a while. The temperature changing. It can be tedious and longsome, time dragging, the days peeling away, but there’s something coming.… Continue reading Patience: April Writing Prompt Responses

Why we Chose the Theme Motion

by Victoria Bromley When it came to choosing the theme for our eighth literary magazine, as always, we wanted a word which would fit aesthetically with the rest of our collection while offering new creative interpretations for writers and readers. Motion was a word which we thought fit our repertoire well, similar to the themes… Continue reading Why we Chose the Theme Motion

Books to Read on the Theme of Motion

by Charlie Fabre and Victoria Bromley The theme of our eighth issue (!!!) has now been revealed, and it’s Motion! Moving, drifting, stopping. Progress, coming to terms with, beginning. We love this theme for all the possibilities it might bring – but if you’re stuck and need some inspiration, we feel these books might push… Continue reading Books to Read on the Theme of Motion

Possibilities: January Writing Prompt Responses

This month’s writing prompt was Possibilities. Here we showcase all the responses that were submitted. Possibilities prompt: It’s alluring, this sense of the unknown, the what-if. A year that is open and unwritten. Who could you meet? Who may you become? It’s fascinating to imagine the person that will come out of all of this,… Continue reading Possibilities: January Writing Prompt Responses

How to Stay Motivated as an Undiscovered Writer

by Victoria Bromley As an undiscovered writer myself, having to bolster my own motivation to not lose hope in my writing projects, or my faith that one day I will become published, can be difficult. It would be better if I was writing this as a debut author with my novel hitting the shelves this… Continue reading How to Stay Motivated as an Undiscovered Writer

Farewell: December Writing Prompt Responses

This month’s writing prompt was Farewell. Here we showcase all the responses that were submitted. Farwell prompt: Another year comes to a close. It’s a departure from all that has happened this year as we move into something new. Who are you saying goodbye to? Are you leaving part of yourself behind and stepping into… Continue reading Farewell: December Writing Prompt Responses