Poetry | Dansette by Nicky Kippax
. Nicky Kippax Dansette . Grandad’s pride and joy, black kit set square in a red box – glossy handle…
Fiction | Noah’s Wife by Katherine Robinson
Katherine Robinson Noah’s Wife . . The day of the flood, wind roared in, carrying the cold of the sea.…
Poetry | Message by Imogen Wade
Imogen Wade Message . . Sometimes we are insects, communicating with each other from opposite ends of a vast yellow…
Poetry | French Lessons by Jessa Brown
Jessa Brown French Lessons . . some of our best talks were in French, imperfect [,] tense, and almost crying…
Fiction | Evil Eye by Elmos Andrews
Elmos Andrews Evil Eye . . Thalia looked at me, askew. It was as if she hadn’t understood me. But…
Interview | A labour of love: how Lynne Segal’s new book explores motherhood and radical care
Katie Tobin A labour of love: how Lynne Segal’s new book explores motherhood and radical care . Lean on Me:…
Fiction | Moon Street by Laura-Blaise McDowell
Laura-Blaise McDowell Moon Street . They sit on the patio, sipping their wine in the early evening. . ‘He’s…
Review | The Loneliness of a Sunday Afternoon by Andreea Iulia Scridon
Andreea Iulia Scridon The Loneliness of a Sunday Afternoon A fondness for the colour green, Charlie Baylis, Broken Sleep Books, 83pp.…
Review | The Sheer Stones of the Earth by Nicola Healey
Nicola Healey The Sheer Stones of the Earth Earth House, Matthew Hollis, (Bloodaxe, 2023), 112 pages, £14.99 The…
Interview | An East African Odyssey to the House of Rust by Samir Jeraj
Samir Jeraj House of Rust Khadija Abdalla Bajaber’s debut novel The House of Rust opens with our heroine Aisha going…
Fiction | Falling Animals by Sheila Armstrong [Extract]
Sheila Armstrong Falling Animals The following extract is taken from ‘Falling Animals’ by Shiela Armstrong. Used with permission of the…
Interview | Gabi Reigh On Translating Romanian Literature
Andreea Iulia Scridon Gabi Reigh speaks to The London Magazine about translating Romanian literature, the value of ‘literary archaeology’ and…
Interview | Geoffrey Marsh on ‘Aladdin Sane: 50 Years’ at The Southbank
Jamie Cameron The London Magazine speaks to Geoffrey Marsh, curator of a new exhibition at the Southbank delving into the…
Fiction | All The Lonely People by Olivia Gallo (trans. Kit Maude)
Olivia Gallo All The Lonely People (trans. Kit Maude) The newspaper says that the city government has hired falcons to…
Fiction | Never Wases Anonymous by Gerard McKeown
Gerard McKeown Never Wases Anonymous ‘Every time I see Justin Bieber’s face on a poster, I want to spit…
Fiction | On the Beach by Elizabeth Brennan
Elizabeth Brennan On The Beach … The rocks are chewed-up bits of giant chewing gum, the sand around them satin-like…
Poetry | After Party / After Life by Mona Arshi
Mona Arshi After Party/ After life I say: Please.. can I join you for a few moments in this…
Interview | Mona Arshi on David Bowie, Keeping Things New & The Purpose of Poetry
Jamie Cameron Mona Arshi speaks to The London Magazine about her Aladdin Sane-inspired poem, ‘After Party / After Life’, celebrating…
Fiction | Fragments by Gabi Reigh
Gabi Reigh Fragments After the funeral, Eva returned to her father’s apartment. Inside it was dark, even though it was…
Poetry | Love Letters from the End of the World by Natalie Linh Bolderston
Natalie Linh Bolderston Love Letters from the End of the World … Dear N, As I write this, the horizon…
Interview | Natalie Linh Bolderston on her Aladdin Sane-inspired poem, celebrating the anniversary of David Bowie’s iconic album
Jamie Cameron Natalie Linh Bolderston speaks to The London Magazine about her Aladdin Sane-inspired poem, ‘Love Letters from the End…
Fiction | Any Mother Would by Jayson Carcione
Jayson Carcione Any Mother Would I do not think of the man in the bed. Nothing can distract me from…
Poetry | Understanding Columns by Dominic J. Sweeney
Dominic J. Sweeney Understanding Columns These columns have thundered on too long. We find them braced among seaports laid in…
Fiction | The Bells by Sean Tanner
Sean Tanner The Bells … The old pub was as dark and dank a hole as Ireland had ever produced.…