The misery, Pt. I & II
a poem by Livia Regen.
“As you’ve never learned to counterbalance
Your self-imposed burdens
Poor little creature
Now I see you”
Tara
a short story by Holly Girling.
“Tara wasn’t good at many things growing up. She wasn’t particularly bad at things. She just wasn’t very good.”
Contra Diction or How Why Became My Favourite Word
a poem by Livia Regen.
“The end quite far
In the distance
Turned into narrow lanes”
D.’s Room
a short story by Charlotte Zerz.
“He had every important film in his shelf, watching them all would take a lifetime, but then again, D. was remarkable, he could do things nobody else could do.”
Hope Beyond Hope
a short story by Naheel Younes.
“Five years ago, I had nothing but hope in this life.”
Like Coming Home
a short story by Charlotte Zerz.
“It’s really inappropriate to talk to your boss like that, Ferguson.”
“Not tonight,” I said and knocked back the drink he had ordered for me.