Liberteens

“Located in a peaceful and secluded part of Southgate, Priory Hospital North London is set within a striking Grade I…

Savage

The night before you were killed, I was drinking at the pub where you were tending the bar. After the…

Fight Night

Claret on cotton and hearts on sleeves; words that hurt and eyes that bleed. After too much truth serum, I…

Meant To

Apparently, you’re not supposed to smile when a cat scratches you. That’s what he told me when he realised that I…

Mercy

Standing on the cliff edge two steps away from certain death I hurled the contents of the velvet box into…

First Cut: Interview with Dan Sherven

The celebrate the release of the 11th book in the First Cut Poetry series, Live to the Point of Tears…

(Pro-)/(Retro-)gression

1 I fill the void with three liters of cheap white wine and morph into a monster in a mini…

Review: First Cut #10 – Cumming

Book: A Chapbook About Nothing Author: Scott Cumming Publisher: Close To The Bone (December 2021) Book #10 in the First Cut series Buy here: ebook / paperback…

Sandwiches

No, I don’t mind making the sandwiches for the picnic—it’s strangely satisfying to slice the cheddar for your Ploughman’s using the same knife…

Diary Entries – 11/52

Monday super sad again today, choosing names for children that I’ll never have. Tuesday thinking about that time we took…