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Category: Fiction

Sunday, 13th March, 2022

Sunday Breakfast: A packet of crisp & a cup of tea Lunch: Spaghetti Bolognese Dinner: Prosecco For twenty-five years of … More

diary, diary entry, journal, nonfiction, thoughts

Supine

Did you know that Salvador Dali would take small naps with a key in his hand and a dish beneath … More

art, death, depression, Fiction, flash fiction, Lana Del Rey, philosophy, Salvador Dali, writing community

Skin

This story was originally published in October by Cody Sexton at A Thin Slice of Anxiety. He went on to … More

Long Short Story, Psychological Fiction, Psychological Thriller, short story, writing community

Books I Read In February

4:48 Psychosis – Sarah Kay The Dry Heart – Natalia Ginzburg Metamorphosis – Franz Kafka Recording what I read was … More

Book Culture, books, bookworm, Franz Kafka, Natalia Ginzburg, reading, Sarah Kay

Book Review: One More Number by Craig Rodgers

Craig Rodger’s ‘One More Number’ is a collection full of music, grit, and unsavoury characters. There are six stories within … More

book review, Short Stories, writing community

Half-Moon

You pour a small bottle of Prosecco into your water bottle every morning. Your mouth smells of candied oranges from … More

Fiction, flash fiction, micro fiction

Brûlée (Haibun)

They know me as the girl who grabs a maple latte and a vanilla creme-filled donut. During this holiday, hearts … More

haibun, Poetry, poetry community, tanka, Valentine, writing community

Blue Moons Over Soho

London is a city I never knew. I had fantastical notions of what it was like, but I wouldn’t find … More

autofiction, CNF, London, writing community

Books I Read in January

Book v. Cigarettes – George Orwell Cultish – Amanda Montell Bright Lights, Big City – Jay McInerney No. 91/92: notes … More

Book of the month, book recommendations, bookworm, Reader, reading list

The Cutting Room Floor

It is almost 6 pm, and I am listening to Jay McInerney’s ‘Bright Lights, Big City’ on audiobook. The evenings … More

essay, informative essay, Literary Criticism, literature, Op Ed, Opinion Piece

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