‘The book is inflected by a general sense of apprehension that we all have at present – an awareness of the possibility of world-ending events.’
Contest Winner Cecilia Sherrill·28th November 2017The Commission Commission for a short story, 300 – 400 words, an interior monologue, from the point of view of...FictionNumber 43 | Have We Gone Blind?
Discomfort Hermione Thompson·28th November 2017I am literally squirming in my seat. I would get up and walk out – I’m at the...ArtNumber 43 | Have We Gone Blind?
Restless Momentum Craig Taylor·28th November 2017Dear Margaux, Your painting is a permanent presence in my life, and I don’t mean I carry it...ArtNumber 43 | Have We Gone Blind?
Angela Carter’s Nights at the Circus Rosalind Jana·28th November 2017‘… all unwilled by me, uncalled for, involuntarily, suddenly there broke forth my peculiar inheritance – these wings of...FictionNumber 43 | Have We Gone Blind?
Here Comes Trouble Simon Wroe·28th November 2017Here Comes Trouble charts the collapse of a fictitious country, as witnessed by a seventeen-year-old boy, Ellis. In this excerpt,...FictionNumber 43 | Have We Gone Blind?
Pemberton Noelle Kocot·28th November 2017That was the promise, a triumph Of the soul. I still believe that. The Waters are delinquent, the...Number 43 | Have We Gone Blind?Verse
The Home of the Foot Noelle Kocot·28th November 2017That’s about as exciting as a vee of Geese – in other words, it’s very exciting! A man...Number 43 | Have We Gone Blind?Verse
The Moth Emporium Camilla Grudova·28th November 2017It had been five years since I went into the costume shop. It was only a few blocks...FictionNumber 43 | Have We Gone Blind?
Back from Afghanistan Svetlana Alexievich·28th November 2017A mother I walk alone … I’ll be walking alone for a long time now. He killed someone … My son … With a...Number 43 | Have We Gone Blind?Reportage
Reading List Martha Sprackland·28th November 2017‘When I saw the sea after many months it was such a meeting’ A while ago I took...FictionNumber 43 | Have We Gone Blind?
Face Blindness Sarah Lyall·27th November 2017Last winter I got an email inviting me to a dinner party. Let’s say the host’s name was...Number 43 | Have We Gone Blind?Reportage