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Drunk Walk Home

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Worth Its Weight in Gold

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Brick by Brick: The Need to Rebuild a Nation's History

Tue 31 Oct 2023
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Tales From The Valley: Where Did The Bus Go?

Wed 22 Mar 2023
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Sci-Fi Dreams to Reality: Designing our Destiny with AI

Wed 22 Mar 2023
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The Sonnet

Wed 15 Mar 2023
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Dysphoria, Euphoria, and The Body in Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Fri 02 Dec 2022
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The Facets of Madness: A Momentary Loss of Muscular Coordination

Fri 02 Dec 2022
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A W.I.P. Around the Workshop: Character voice, style, and points of view

How do we as writers create a character’s voice that is interesting and engaging, relatable and likeable?Read Article

Sun 27 Nov 2022
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Murder on the Dancefloor: Tales from Late-Stage Hospitality—The Dying Venue

She often wondered at what point the owner would concede. The place had mortal wounds and it was simply a matter of timeRead Article

Sat 26 Nov 2022
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Hocus-Pocus Recipes and Rituals: The Future Is Yours, the Future Is Cheese

Time for cheese to truly do its thing! I am now going to show y’all how to do the impossible: stop time.Read Article

Sat 26 Nov 2022
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Ordinary Phenomena: Mosquito Bites

He’s a handsome thing, with a glowing smile that softens his sharper, more intimidating edges.Read Article

Sat 26 Nov 2022
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Don’t Go Down to the Basement: Why We Shouldn’t Enjoy Horror… and Why We Do Anyway

Writing horror represents a mastery of controlling and releasing tension.Read Article

Sat 26 Nov 2022
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Murder on the Dancefloor: Tales from Late-Stage Hospitality—The Bathroom Stickers

Everything was familiar to him ... It was well-loved, like the spine of a book read dozens of times.Read Article

Tue 22 Nov 2022
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Robots and Lawyers: What Being ‘On the Spectrum’ Really Means

In this final column, I want to have a look at a few examples of some stories on screen and in literature that seem to pRead Article

Sun 13 Nov 2022
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Ordinary Phenomena: Birdmen in Flight

The crowd trickles in and out of lines, lips dulcet and candied, breaths loud and permeating.Read Article

Fri 11 Nov 2022
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Hocus-Pocus Recipes and Rituals: Clearing the Brain Fog

I’m running on empty, and my noggin’s got nothing. It’s a condition you are likely all too aware of: brain fog.Read Article

Thu 10 Nov 2022
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Ordinary Phenomena: Snakeskin

You feel her trace the moles carved into the shallow of your skin like they’re constellations.Read Article

Tue 08 Nov 2022
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Murder on the Dancefloor: Tales From Late-Stage Hospitality—The Staff Drinks

Echoes of the universe outside passed, barely perceptible, into the world of their intimacy.Read Article

Mon 07 Nov 2022
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Filling Up the Static: Rocket, magic and Big Thief’s Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You

In the song “Time Escaping”, the opening bars of percussion clatter reluctantly into view, as if someone’s dropped a paiRead Article

Tue 23 Aug 2022
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EDITION ONE 2024 'INDIE SLEAZE' AVAILABLE NOW!

It’s 2012 and you have just opened Tumblr. A photo pops up of MGMT in skinny jeans, teashade sunglasses and mismatching blazers that are reminiscent of carpets and ‘60s curtains. Alexa Chung and Alex Turner have just broken up. His love letter has been leaked and Tumblr is raving about it—”my mouth hasn’t shut up about you since you kissed it.” Poetry at its peak: romance is alive.

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