One woman’s blood donation kindles memories of the past and her beloved father.
It’s in the Blood by Elizabeth de la Portilla
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A Hauf an a Hauf by Peter Bennett
An elderly man reflects on his past and, by extension, his current place in life as he goes to collect his pension and meet a friend for an afternoon drink. (Extract from Peter Bennett’s upcoming novel.)
gardens around the globe by Sameeya Maqbool
Sameeya’s poetry explores her experience of cultural hybridity as a British Pakistani woman of Islamic faith.
Flotsam by A. W. Earl
Flotsam is a poem about identity and childbirth.
American Cassava by Samuel Williams
Samuel’s poem ‘American Cassava’ captures various experiences within the scope of a life.
Eighth Wonder by Beth Booth
Thinking far too much about everything.
A City Called Mine by Ranjini Nair
The cities in which we live often have profound effects on our inner lives, particularly when we are made to feel as if we don’t belong.
Many Mothers by Nicole Dawn Haywood
‘Many Mothers’ bears witness to intergenerational cycles of family trauma and resilience.
Mammalia by Helen Bowie
With the desertion of the vermin-people’s utopia, the vermin-children take to their own intergenerational justice, beginning anew through the art of the piper’s song.
Since Records Began by Beth Booth
Thinking far too much about everything.
