Why Are Men So bad at writing sex?
Male authors dominate the Bad Sex in Fiction awards, and it’s no coincidence
The End Of The World with Josh Clark
This episode of The End of the World podcast had me thinking a lot about a book I just finished, Knocking on Heaven’s Door by Sharman Apt Russell, the boundless…
All The Things You’ll Never Do
In this story, “All The Things You’ll Never Do,” Bess is an airport TSA officer straining against her starched uniform to be given respect for once in her life, like…
Poetry in motion: 10 haiku written by pharmacists
The Pharmaceutical Journal asked pharmacists on Twitter to get creative and compose a haiku for National Poetry Day on the 4 October using the hashtag #pharmacyhaiku — here are some of our favourites.…
Our Small-Town Harvest Festival Isn’t That Creepy, Nosy Stranger
Don’t worry, nosy stranger, there’s nothing that unusual about our harvest festival.
Being the Murdered Babysitter
The thing about being the murdered babysitter is you set the plot in motion.
They are made out of meat
“Yes, thinking meat! Conscious meat! Loving meat. Dreaming meat. The meat is the whole deal! Are you beginning to get the picture or do I have to start all over?”
The Voids Underneath
The animal has been in our backyard every night for the past two weeks, always in the same spot by the northern fence. I sit by the kitchen window all…