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Aug
02
The Sun and the Sweet, Black Earth
When I think of Orpheus she’s framed by fire.
I’m dancing with our friends, and the flames flicker between us. She sits at the edge of the circle, bent low over her guitar, curls spilling forward, eyes closed as she plays.
7 min read
Jan
20
Statues and silence: the uncanny in The Winter’s Tale and its mythical sources
Hermione’s uncanny transformation arrives at the end of a play threaded with horror.
Note: I found this dissertation I
25 min read
Aug
04
Perception and Post-Impressionism: The Artistic Vision of Virginia Woolf
E.M. Forster noted about his friend Virginia Woolf that she “liked receiving sensations - sights, sounds, tastes - passing them through
20 min read
Jun
28
Writing the self safely with micro creative nonfiction
I'd like to welcome Alice Violett (she/her) to the blog as very our first guest contributor! 🥳 Alice
5 min read
Jun
16
Writers' artefacts
Recently I watched a documentary about Gerhard Richter which recorded him painting some of his phenomenal abstract paintings. When I
5 min read
Jun
08
Writing about trauma: sharing our stories with care
It's important to handle our stories with the care that they - and we - deserve.
This post is the
6 min read
May
10
Writing about trauma: self care resources
When we're writing about painful memories it's important to take care of ourselves. Here are some
2 min read
Apr
13
Writing about trauma: why self care matters
Writing can be a powerful tool for healing our past trauma, but it can also be painful, distressing, or triggering
5 min read
Feb
20
Ghosts and the writers that love them
Last weekend I was at the Museum of Making in Derby attending the UK Ghost Story Festival, organised by Alex
3 min read
Jun
30
Speculative fiction clichés and stereotypes
Tropes are part of the SFFH writer's toolkit, but if they're not used thoughtfully they can
3 min read