Four Steps for Comprehending
[Contains Sensitive Content] by Carrie Smith First - the daze. You wake up at eleven AM, eyes dry, mouth dry, head sore. The patch of sun...
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James Merchant
- Mar 26
- 3 min
Three Poems by James Merchant
All photography by James Merchant Crossed At Shore Still, the sound of the sea Breaking against the strand, Strangling the stray sand Is...
Nandinee Rajkhowa
- Feb 15
- 5 min
Poppy
It's raining. It's 2 pm. The clouds are grey and you can hear the distant thunder rolling. My boots are wet. My clothes are drenched. All...
Mia Jones
- Jan 19
- 4 min
Hiraeth: an Elegy for Forgotten Words
Photo by Mia Jones Language, written, verbal, through signs, and expressions; we are constrained by it. Language affects the way we feel,...
Charley Dennis
- Dec 13, 2023
- 6 min
‘Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind’ (1984): Miyazaki’s Reflection on Ecocide and Imperialism
In 1984 Hayao Miyazaki released Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, his story of a simple agrarian community being dragged into the...
Sara Filip
- Dec 6, 2023
- 5 min
Taoist Sex Practices and Why the East Got It So Right
Before some great societal tragedies, namely capitalism, colonisation, and the patriarchy, ideas about sex were completely different. It...
Iesa Rahman
- Nov 15, 2023
- 6 min
The Grey and Green: Victorian Imagery in Dishonored
Dishonored offers a unique perspective on the Victorian era, blending themes of morality, class struggles, and patriarchy.
Helen Berk
- Nov 3, 2023
- 6 min
Fanfictions Odyssey: From Digital Sanctuaries to the Literary Spotlight
Image by Lucy Morvillo from Pexels In the ever-evolving realm of creative expression, an enduring practice persists. Tucked away in the...
Mia Jones
- Oct 31, 2023
- 4 min
‘Neither and Both’: the Gender-Queer Body in Ovid’s Metamorphoses.
Image by Carole Radiate through Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0) Gender-queer bodies, while seeming like a hot topic among politicians in recent...
Ellie Dempster
- Oct 30, 2023
- 4 min
Birdsong
Photo by Grigoriy on Pexels When the birds in the trees sang in the morning I decided to leave, I listened. Their singing, I’ve heard,...
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