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The Ghost with the Granny Smith
Read more: The Ghost with the Granny SmithDown with the system!!!!!! Every time I sit down to read in the library, an anarchic presence decides to sit as close as it possibly can and eat an apple. I say presence because I am not talking about any person in particular, but about an evil spirit that has the power to inhabit…
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Short Story Competition #29 — CLOSED
Read more: Short Story Competition #29 — CLOSEDLast year’s short story competition was a great success, and we are very happy to announce that we will be hosting another short story competition for our 29th issue! If you’ve ever toyed with the idea of submitting your work to us, now is the time to do it: you’ll be entering a literary fray with other talented…
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Howl Against Society
Read more: Howl Against SocietyNowadays subcultures aren’t as exclusive as they used to be. What I mean by this is that everybody is connected through the internet and through that, subcultures borrow from others. Music, clothing and style, among others, are easily borrowed because influences are readily available through the internet, which makes it easier for people to…
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If William Shakespeare Got Feedback from Some Guy at a Creative Writing Workshop
Read more: If William Shakespeare Got Feedback from Some Guy at a Creative Writing WorkshopA few weeks ago I came across a great Buzzfeed post from Shannon Reed called “If Jane Austen got feedback from some guy in a writing workshop”, which I genuinely loved. So in honour of the 400th anniversary of his death, I decided to write my own version featuring the paragon of English literature,…
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From the Dutch Canon: Flodder
Read more: From the Dutch Canon: FlodderWhen I was but a nipper, say, an eight- or nine-year-old, I was first introduced to a peculiar fictional Dutch family called Flodder. They are boorish, crude, violent, criminal, antisocial, and even occasionally incestuous when brother and sister Kees and Kees engage in some choice adventures. Despite these flaws, they are lovable in all their…
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