THEY say that flesh looks more alive when you use green paint. Not just any green paint, Terre Verte to be exact. Using this shade of green paint for the undertones of...
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Thinking in Two Tongues: The art of conversation
An essay does not always have to be dreadfully long, filled with academic volcabulary that requires a dictionary at your side. An essay can be creative and incorporate fiction writing....
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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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To 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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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...
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Cold. The Dostoevsky effect in White Nights
“Your hand is cold, mine burns like fire. How blind you are, Nastenka!” As the chilling hands of Winter grasp onto the last of Autumn’s gentil tenderness, draining the season’s...