Abigail’s short story ‘Earth’ was inspired by a prompt from an art group she met during lockdown. She was sent prompts in the mail to help inspire her to create.
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Allyson Dowling writes a Reddit style post with a comedic twist exploring Shakespeare’s Hamlet and the iconic ‘Get Thee To A Nunnery’ speech.
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I am learning how to love myself,
Just a little more everyday
I am learning how to love myself
Because I am learning that LOVE truly is the essence of how we are all MADE.
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Welcome to February, and the Literature section’s first Book Review Roundup!
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Books are often a place of escapism, but when you find a book that makes you feel hopeful and inspired to live in the real world… that’s when you know you have found a good book.
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Who is Sappho and why do we care? The purpose of this piece is less to educate you on Sappho but to allow you to question the agenda behind the critical approaches that help to inform you on Sappho.
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Splintered follows Calluna, who is desperate to win a one-way ticket to a better life. But when a diary full of secrets exposing her perfect society falls into her lap, Calluna’s life and her goals change forever. For fans of Delirium, Legend, The Hunger Games and all things twisted, ‘Splintered’ is an NA fantasy about a world hell bent on Perfection torn apart by the very woman it created.
A new year can mean many things, but among the pressure to feel ready to tackle new challenges, begin new habits and adopt a positive outlook on life and the state of the planet, one thing that is always guaranteed to bring me joy is getting excited about all the new books that are due to be published over the coming twelve months.
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Akshaya Raman’s ‘The Ivory Key’ is her debut novel. First in a duology from an incredible new talent, this Indian-inspired fantasy debut is epic, fierce, and magnetically addictive, taking you on a thrilling journey where magic, a prized resource, is the only thing between peace and war.
The funny thing about memory is the act of remembering itself – when we flex these muscles it can be fractured, fraught with double meanings and inconsistencies. Sifting through it is a challenge, and few do it as deftly as Jeff Young in his Costa Prize shortlisted memoir, ‘Ghost Town’.
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Tim Howard’s ‘Lets Kill All The Lawyers’ is his debut novel. It follows Nick, a GP, who is being hit with a claim of medical negligence. Nick enlists the help of medical lawyer Antonia to fight back the claim. The book touches on so many important themes like loss, justice, and one of my personal favourites, finding love in the midst of hardship.
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The most recent instalment in the story of Juliana, a member of the Sacred Order on her journey to save Teleria.
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Content Warning - This piece discusses harassment and sexual abuse.
I wrote this poem, which is a bit of a detour from my usual style, and I was nervous as this has not been an issue I have spoken about. However, it is raw and somewhat vulnerable (which can be read through the subtext). I have also had people respond when I have brought up these issues and say, "Is it a crime to call a woman sexy?" which it is obviously not, but why does an opinion need to be given so freely? Particularly if it is to another stranger?
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Leaving Las Vegas forces the reader to live vicariously through its two main characters and accept their realities, not the realities imposed on them. The reader slips alternately between Sera, a seasoned sex worker on the streets of Vegas, and booze-addicted Ben, who flees the limitations of Los Angeles to pursue his quest for total inebriation in a city that can provide the life without limitations he has come to need.
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“You really should be thinking about getting your foot on the property ladder Heledd,” she stirs oat milk into her freshly made latte, “You are thirty soon.” The way her voice emphasises my age gets my back up and my jaw tightens on reflex.
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One deep breath at a time we can conquer our fears and go towards the most amazing journeys. We all have our own paths, the ones led by circumstances and choices. You don’t always have to know exactly where you’re heading. Time will tell, what ever there’s to be told. You need to trust your journey.
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Being Black to me, is being happy, it’s being carefree.
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What is home when no love remains, hearts smashed across the cold, hard floor? What is home when bitterness cuts through the walls – paper thin, shouts echoing from one room to the next?
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“I’m sorry, you want to do what?” My drink gets caught in my throat and some liquid shoots back into the glass. Covering my mouth with my hand, my eyes search my companion’s face for any signs of discomfort. Grant sits opposite me, his blonde hair teased to perfection, his eyes lingering on my chest. He gives me a lazy smile as he dips his fingers into his nearly empty drink and swirls the ice cubes round. My stomach heaves slightly.
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“I slug back the flute of champagne in my hand and look across the room. Everyone who is anyone in this company is here, the women in floor length dresses that catch the light and sparkle, and the men in freshly pressed tuxedos, their hair slicked back and shining”
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