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Happily Ever Before
There once was a lad from Limerick,Who rode to his wedding on a stick.He arrived with a grin,His bride let him in—And…
The Uncomfortable Paradox of Modern Migration
'one principle should remain clear: violence, whether physical or verbal, is never justified. Intimidation and brutality do not become acceptable simply because…
The Gilded Ballroom
A mock-grand political cabaret song…
D1.
Dream big, but live in the real world. Fantasy worlds are beautiful, but reality offers true opportunities to grow. After all, that…
Father Polonius and the Green Girl
Most first-time readers and casual theatregoers naturally view the play through Hamlet’s perspective; consequently, they intuitively dislike Polonius, who registers as an…
Their Mothers: The Roots of Greatness
Long before Count Dracula ever emerged from the shadows of Transylvania to haunt Gothic literature, the dark imagination of Bram Stoker was…
Kāma-sūtra – Intimacy for Dummies?
The Kāma-sūtra is not a manual for sensual enjoyment. If that were the case, it would be a very short work indeed.…
𝕷𝖔𝖚𝖊𝖘 𝕷𝖆𝖇𝖔𝖚𝖗’𝖘 𝖑𝖔𝖘𝖙.
From women’s eyes this doctrine I derive:They sparkle still the right Promethean fire;They are the books, the arts, the academes,That show, contain…
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Trading Screens for Nature
'Writer friends visit and often arrive fraught, with phones at the ready. By day three they are beginning to watch light move across the hills instead. By the end of the week, they are reading books and beginning to imagine stories and even getting them down on paper'…
The Lost Crimson Heart
One second, it was anchored by a fine black thread wrapped twice around her wrist, and the next, it was adrift, caught in an updraft and carried along the rough concrete wall. Geum…
The Scallop Shell and the Lapis Lazuli
In truth, there was no grand sea foam or divine zephyr carrying a goddess ashore. There was only Simonetta, his married neighbour, shivering in her shift while two apprentices blew dried rose petals…
Prelude
The poem was written on a sheet of cream lay-laid paper he had taken from his study two days ago. He had used an old Parker fountain pen with blue-black ink that took…
Before I Knew Who I Was
I picked up Oliver’s forgotten graphite pencil from the floor. Holding it against the blank space above my collar, I did not draw eyes to see with or a mouth to speak. Instead,…
A Final Brushstroke
Pablo Picasso’s final year proved that for him, art was not merely a medium of expression, but the literal engine of his survival: a final, defiant assertion of life against death…
Two Rococo Couplets
Queen Marie Antoinette, who regularly sat for Vigée Le Brun, popularised the kind of simple, white muslin dress so beautifully painted in this portrait of the Comtesse de la Châtre, daughter of a…
Beyond the Smile: My Sister, Lisa
She merely said, ‘The Master keeps asking me to think of secrets, Ginevra. He tells me to hold a thought I will never share with anyone.’ Back then, she found it odd, a…
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Trading Screens for Nature
'Writer friends visit and often arrive fraught, with phones at the ready. By day three they are beginning to watch light move across the…
Father Polonius and the Green Girl
Most first-time readers and casual theatregoers naturally view the play through Hamlet’s perspective; consequently, they intuitively dislike Polonius, who registers as an annoying, self-important…
Happily Ever Before
There once was a lad from Limerick,Who rode to his wedding on a stick.He arrived with a grin,His bride let him in—And said, ‘For…
The Uncomfortable Paradox of Modern Migration
'one principle should remain clear: violence, whether physical or verbal, is never justified. Intimidation and brutality do not become acceptable simply because people disagree…
Beyond the Byline: On Lineage, Rhythm and Artistic Voice
Have you ever seen the video for Annie Lennox’s “Little Bird”? She’s onstage—very pregnant—with eight lookalikes in Lennox-drag, each embodying one of her many…
The Gilded Ballroom
A mock-grand political cabaret song…
Their Mothers: The Roots of Greatness
Long before Count Dracula ever emerged from the shadows of Transylvania to haunt Gothic literature, the dark imagination of Bram Stoker was cultivated in…
The Lost Crimson Heart
One second, it was anchored by a fine black thread wrapped twice around her wrist, and the next, it was adrift, caught in an…
Lessons in Unpacking the Past, Reimagining the Future
I know it’s a cliché to say that ‘it’s never too late’ - but maybe some day it will be. While I was in…
Kāma-sūtra – Intimacy for Dummies?
The Kāma-sūtra is not a manual for sensual enjoyment. If that were the case, it would be a very short work indeed. It is…
The Spirit of Place and People
'I have Scottish ancestry on my mother’s side, so it became home. I was part of the theatre scene for a while, so Edinburgh…
D1.
Dream big, but live in the real world. Fantasy worlds are beautiful, but reality offers true opportunities to grow. After all, that is where…
The Everyday Craft of Verse
'Like many aspiring poets, I started out writing what I’d describe as poetic prose and recognise, in retrospect, that this choice was influenced by…
Literary Hackers
There is an important irony here. A writer can describe black-hat techniques without becoming a black-hat literary hacker. Orwell exposes linguistic manipulation precisely so…
Writing Poems While Flying
When you’re on the move, whether it’s a bus, train, boat or plane, you can observe, listen to conversations, and find new characters! It’s…
The Booker vs. The Nobel
While the Nobel Prize in Literature is widely considered the ultimate lifetime honour in letters, the Booker Prize holds several distinct advantages that make…
Leaving the USA For Good*
Many people dream of moving abroad in search of paradise, but your story shows us what it truly takes to build a home. Welcome,…
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