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Virtual Reality for Closure: The Regeneration of Stella Yin by Kristen Loesch
From the moment you enter the world of The Regeneration of Stella Yin, a novella-in-flash by Kristen Loesch, you are in an immersive and dark place. From instructions on how to make a shrine, to an interview about AI, to a welcome letter to a remote island project,...
The Power Of Dangerous Women – Poetry Collection by Jesi Bender
I'm always enthusiastic about any writing that celebrates women. In Jesi Bender's poetry collection Dangerous Women, she categorises her subjects by the perceived 'danger' they pose to society, through their freedom, their status or their visibility. From biblical...
Tense Thriller Exploring Mental Health: The Flight of Cornelia Blackwood by Susan Elliot-Wright
There's something special about finding a writer who is passionate about the same things you are and brings them into their books. Susan Elliot-Wright's novel The Flight Of Cornelia Blackwood is a tense and gripping thriller. But at its heart, it's an exploration of...
Identity and Belonging: Still Lives by Reshma Ruia
Sometimes stories just capture the wonderful essence of what it means to be human. Of where we find our place in the world, of how we relate to the journeys we've been on, and how all of that gets muddled and confused along the way. Still Lives by Reshma Ruia is...
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In terms of power and control, it’s a scary time. Unity and strength seem to be giving way to individual gripes and...
Recently, it’s felt like my life isn’t really my own. For various reasons, the usual things that fill up the gaps...
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You can’t make creativity, but you can make cake.I have two days a week to write. Two glorious, empty, indulgent,...
Genderspecs – changing gendered perspectives, one blog at a time.It’s always a joyous moment when I receive an email...
There’s something pretty uplifting about meeting a hundred thousand people who share your views, even if you just walk...
In the middle bedroom of my mum’s house is a treasure trove. A collection of the books that me and my two sisters read...
December is upon us. While apparently the idea that time goes quicker as you get older is a myth (it’s just because...
It was bought for Harry’s christening. Sharp darts in the waist and a slippery blue lining. Mum kept it at the back of...