‘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.’
For the Sake of Dangling Boys Christian Butler-Zanetti·7th September 2023When we were thrown out of the church, we spent a long time visiting other parishes in the...FictionSummer 23
Shalash Speaks . . . Shalash·7th September 2023OCTOBER 8, 2005 Plato’s Block As you may or may not know, a block in Thawra City is...FictionSummer 23
It’s Me K Patrick·2nd May 2023She connected best with her body in winter. It was not quite here, but soon, the leaves already...FictionSpring 23 | Debuts
Tinhead Gabriel Flynn·24th March 2022One night in March of this year, Tinhead left the house he shared with his mother and brother,...FictionSpring 22 | Mementos
Ali Smith’s Quartet for All Seasons Stefano Domingues de Castro Pachi·28th January 2021‘Summer’s surely really all about an imagined end.We head for it instinctually like it must mean something. […]...FictionNumber 58 | Rediscovering
‘Grand Designs’ (series 16, episode 4) Yara Rodrigues Fowler·29th July 2020A note to the reader Before you start reading — please play ‘Terra’ by Caetano Veloso out loud....FictionNumber 57 | To Leave and to be Left Behind
Strangers Kathy Page·18th May 2020Louise’s assigned seat on the 787 that took her home after her father’s death and its aftermath was...Fiction
‘We have an expectation that loss comes all at once.’ Five Dials·5th February 2020Avni Doshi’s Burnt Sugar is a love story: a tale of obsession and betrayal. But not between lovers:...FictionInterviewsNumber 54 | Debuts
The Lover by Marguerite Duras Philippe Besson·21st January 2020I was seventeen years old when I read The Lover for the first time. It was the autumn...A Single BookFictionNumber 53 | One Sentence Can Reveal So Much
‘Another thing that fascinates me: one sentence can reveal so much about a person.’ Lydia Davis·21st January 2020This month I read Lydia Davis’s latest, Essays, before our arranged phone conversation. Davis’s writing voice is always...FictionInterviews
Edna O’Brien, ‘Girl’ and the author’s right to freedom of movement Nathalie Olah·20th January 2020The adage ‘stay in your lane’, beloved of creative writing and journalism circles, has become a mantra for...FictionNumber 53 | One Sentence Can Reveal So Much
Mother’s Day Card From a Wooden Object Ben Pester·21st December 2019Mother! At an unusual time of year, and in an impractical format, this card is to say thank...Fiction
