I The borough is pieced up and sold. They stake signs in front gardens, or balance them between […]
fiction
A literary novel which follows present-day narrator Mathilda’s fixation with the forgotten black Scottish modernist poet, Hermia Drumm, […]
Is that sticky rice? Laurence had asked. Prodded the parcel of leaves that wrapped whatever was inside up. […]
I had always been proud of my relationship with my stepfather. He never insisted that I call him […]
It was rich, Tina saying he was self-involved, since she was the one who’d always claimed he was […]
So there they both are, stupidly early in the morning, sat just out of arm’s reach of one […]
The boy was standing on the grass, squinting into the bright sun at the distant second floor window […]
The Prick is available to buy from Open Pen here THAT DAY Tense because they were wearing swim clothes […]
Saskia Vogel’s debut novel, Permission, is a haunting pre-millennial coming of age story, exploring grief, loneliness, desire, and […]
Opening credits close and an orchestral accompaniment – all staccato strings and portentous drums – gets drowned out […]
