What I've learned as an editor of The Fantastic Other
This summer I'm stepping down as co-editor of online speculative literature magazine The Fantastic Other to focus on
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
What do flashbacks feel like?
'Flashbacks' are probably the most well-known symptom of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex Post Traumatic Stress
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
Writers' artefacts
Recently I watched a documentary about Gerhard Richter which recorded him painting some of his phenomenal abstract paintings. When I
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
Writing about trauma: self care resources
When we're writing about painful memories it's important to take care of ourselves. Here are some
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
Music, dissociation, and alienation
Dissociation is a strange and slippery state, and it can be a challenge to represent. Many films, TV shows, and
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
