Shakespeare once said, “The past is prologue”. Prologues are important: they set the tone; they are the foundation of the story; they are the pages you re-visit and finally turn to when the story comes to an end. We would never skip the prologue of a book, then why is it that we race fromContinue reading “The Ghosts of the Past”
Author Archives: Writer's Block
Writer’s Block Halloween Movie Recommendations
It’s that time of year. The leaves are falling from the trees, you’ve dusted the cobwebs off your scarf and gloves, you have a weird unending craving for soup, the gourds are sitting proudly on shelves in grocery stores everywhere, and you’re feeling the need to reanimate some dead bodies with the power of electricity.Continue reading “Writer’s Block Halloween Movie Recommendations”
Upside Down Lessons
I spend a reasonable amount of time balancing the rest of my body on my hands. An intricate cocktail of corporal coordination, concentration and sheer willpower, handstands will let you look at the world from a different perspective (heh). Years of negotiating with gravity in this way have rewarded me not only with an increasedContinue reading “Upside Down Lessons”
Shadowing Carlos Ruiz Zafón And His Own, Everlasting Shadow
“I still remember the day my father took me to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books for the first time.” This first line of Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s novel The Shadow of the Wind still echoes in my mind, haunting my dreams while also reminding me of my own humble beginnings; just as the protagonist’s, Daniel Sempere’sContinue reading “Shadowing Carlos Ruiz Zafón And His Own, Everlasting Shadow”
Meet the Board: Constantinos and Demi
A Spanish author once wrote that “coincidences are the scars of fate”. Since I happen to really like that author, when I coincidentally stumbled upon Writers Block for the first time I knew fate was calling me. Or perhaps it was calling me off… Oh well, I guess it’s too late now. At least IContinue reading “Meet the Board: Constantinos and Demi”
Meet the Board: Chelsea and Jeremy
Do you know that feeling of closing a good book? That dull thud of the pages being pressed together at last? What you really want is to open the book again, search every single page for that secret entrance that allows you to enter and live in the pages of the story forever. But whoContinue reading “Meet the Board: Chelsea and Jeremy”
Meet the Board: Rebecca, Stella and Elis
Hello to whomever happens to be reading this, I’m Elis and I will be the social media manager for Writer’s Block this year. I am a fairly inconsistent person, and my writing often reflects that, so don’t expect any of my articles to have anything to do with each other. I moved around a lotContinue reading “Meet the Board: Rebecca, Stella and Elis”
Meet the Board: Eda and Alexandra
“New school year, new me,” I say as I close my newly-bought weekly planner. Cautiously but determinedly wading into the last year of my English BA, I am set on making it count. I have a new planner after all; I must be organized! Alex and I have been entrusted with the care of thisContinue reading “Meet the Board: Eda and Alexandra”
A Note From the New Board
The baton has been passed on to a brand new board, but the new editors-in-chief are getting quite nostalgic looking back at the past year. Firstly, we would like to thank our contributors for continuing to enchant us with your art! Issues 42, 43 and 44 were filled with incredible words and images, and weContinue reading “A Note From the New Board”
Submissions Are Now Open!
Writer’s Block Magazine is back in business with a brand-new board! Our introductions will be up in the coming weeks, and meanwhile we would like to inform you that we are open to submissions! You can submit works in a range of formats, from fiction to non-fiction, poetry to essays. Check out our Submission GuidelinesContinue reading “Submissions Are Now Open!”
