Writer's Block Magazine

A note on long-distance friendships

April 29, 2023

Photo by: Laiana Farias Over the last few weeks, I’ve been thinking a lot about friendships. Whether it be the ones I’ve (subconsciously) distanced myself from or the ones that still leave their daily imprint or the new ones that have wiggled their way into my life, I’ve been reflecting on the significance of friendships.…

Why do we Enjoy Crime Fiction?

April 19, 2023

by Léa Vandervorst, Uncategorized

I have to admit that I’ve never really liked crime fiction or detective movies or TV shows. The primary reason for that is that I get scared extremely easily. I have never watched a horror movie in my life and I’m pretty sure I would still get jumpscared while watching Coraline. My parents would often…

On Connection

March 26, 2023

by Merel Langeveld

A few years ago, I first read The Art of Loving and Losing Female Friends. It hasn’t left my mind since. The article hit me in all the right places and fills me with a bittersweet melancholy about all the friends I’ve loved and lost throughout the years, as well as love for the future…

Analogies of Otherness

March 20, 2023

by Arthur Mulder

Whalers, by J. M. W. Turner Few of us face our feelings head on. Polite euphemisms and humor are draped over that which stings us as habitually as tablecloth over tabletop. I am not here to argue we should all stare at the naked timber, tracing the growth-ring grooves in the wood without fear or…

Are we fading? Are we sailing into a triangle of sadness? Questions on the essence of our personal values as a common organism.

March 18, 2023

by Julia Kaczmarek

And during that sunset show nobody cared about your status, nobody cared what you were wearing or who you were. Everyone came to the age of the rocks by the ocean and applauded the sun as it was disappearing behind the horizon. Everyone laughed and joyfully looked at this natural process, being just as excited…