Recent reads! Very much enjoyed The Mermaid and Second Place and (M)otherhood (and all of them really)

We love Lauren's story, "Golden", in SAND 23 - one of the longer fiction pieces in the issue. We were charmed by the story's cynical, observant narrator & knew our readers would be too. If you have a fiction piece that could be a good fit for our journal, submit to SAND 24!

Trail hunting is nothing but ‘A Trail of Lies’. Please watch our short animation narrated by Chris Packham exposing the truth behind trail hunting. Then share and sign the petition. We must end the vile pastime of fox hunting for good - keeptheban.uk/petition #TrailofLies

Truly 🤯 to have my work shortlisted! Massive congrats to my fellow (eeek!) shortlistees

Well, this feels like a big warm hug The Writing Squad 🤗

I’m 37 years old and I run a £0 portfolio of companies. This is my daily routine:

'it is not thick enough without this poem to bear the weight of this poem'

Very grateful for this lunchtime Vittles essay by @ophiragottlieb which has delighted my calderdale heart! (and there's something about west yorks being referred to as the west riding - mwah!)  open.substack.com/pub/vittles/p/…

Thank you to Caught by the River & Diva Harris for letting me write this essay on King Charles’ hugely problematic appropriation of the Green Man for his coronation, & why this symbol of environmental dissent matters! 🍃🍃🍃🍃 caughtbytheriver.net/2023/04/the-ki…