Writer's Block Magazine

Unleash Your Inner Angst through a Literary Alter Ego

August 12, 2015

by Books, Essay, Literature, Phoebe Eccles, WB Column

I have often considered it unfair that the bigwigs of the music scene can split themselves into two by virtue of a stage persona and still be taken seriously. On more than one occasion I have put on my extra-large hoop earrings and demanded that my peers call me Pheyoncé, and on more than one…

Erasure Poem – Wuthering Heights

August 3, 2015

by Erasure Poem, Stiftgedicht, Tessel Rijneveldshoek

As you may have read in our 25th issue, I am dealing with the affliction that is called “I Cannot Seem To Get Through Wuthering Heights” (noteworthy: some of my friends shame me terribly because of this). As I will be attempting to read the Brontë sister’s novel for the fourth time this summer, I…

FortaRock 2015 – A Festival of Metal Fun

July 28, 2015

by Jules Schlicher, Music, Reviews, WB Column

Since 2013 I attend the metal festival FortaRock in Nijmegen. Like I do with most of the shows I attend, I go on my own and make new friends while we’re all rockin’ out. The weather has been glorious every time and no band has ever disappointed in their performance (save for a ridiculously horrible…

A (Summery) Literary Dispatch from the Stars

July 13, 2015

by Horoscope, News, WB Column

Hello my lovelies, long time no see! It’s me again—WB’s very own anonymous in-house astrologist—with the latest from the stars. The summer holidays are here and those who haven’t compiled their summer reading lists need not worry. Here I am with a reading forecast perfectly fitted to every sign’s needs and curated by the alignment…

Mad Max: Feminist Road

July 2, 2015

by Film, Judith Kroon, Reviews

I am going to be completely honest here and tell you that 1) I haven’t seen the first three Mad Max movies (which were released in the eighties) and 2) my main reason for wanting to see Fury Road is the fact that it has been called “feminist propaganda” more times than I care to…