Experiemental Academic Essay Cigarette smoke lingers among a low hum of conversations.Words are shared in between the inhale and exhale – an uneven rhythm of breath. Voices blur as we...
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Bon Appetit – A short story
Lemon was probably my favourite flavour the Christmas of ‘83. Sticky. Sweet. Then turns bitter. Bittersweet. I always made sure to have some sort of snack in my pocket, something to...
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Golden – A short story
For those who don’t know me, you’re probably at the wrong wedding, because if you know Lexie, you know me. And Jake, congratulations… you’ve married an incredible woman. Just remember...
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Eyes are windows to the soul – A short story
She knew her parents would be standing there: two silent bodies, their faces bare, untouched by expression or reaction to the world around them. It was a stranger to them...
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A Mother – Short Story
I lay on the wooden floor of my apartment, staring up at the dusty ceiling, listening to the consistent thuds and muffled voices from the flat above. My arms lay...
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UncategorisedTo listen or not to listen? A new vision for modern literature – Spotify x Bookshop.org partnership
Currently playing ‘Reading an a Clair de Lecture article’ on Spotify… It is no secret that Spotify is so dearly loved by its users. Including me. It was whilst reading...
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What is a modern love story? Are we reading fiction or reality.
Romance without Ethics in an Age of Digital Subjectivity. That title alone immediately caught my attention. After attending Mary Harrod’s talk on Romance without Ethics in an Age of Digital Subjectivity, I...
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In the words of Plath: The Fig Tree
I saw my life branching out before me like the green fig tree in the story. The Bell Jar The words of Sylvia Plath have always felt intimate. A deeply...
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The Strange and Slightly Disturbing: Books that linger past the final page
In my last year of A Levels, I approached my English teacher in search of a book recommendation. Expecting a novel I had seen plastered across bookstores or one that had...
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Finding the perfect short story
What is it about a short story that makes it more appealing to readers? Perhaps it is the length, something we can pick up in between our busy lives rather...