Writer's Block Magazine

Writing from Visuals

February 11, 2020

In the exploratory stages of what came to be this exact article, I realized that my way of finding a topic was in itself something I wanted to write about: getting inspiration from visuals. Scrolling through pictures to help me come up with ideas for this article made me realize that this is what partly…

Mental Health in the Workplace: How Capitalism Destroys Leisure

February 7, 2020

by Eda Saridogan, politics

You know that feeling you get when you know you should be studying or working, but you’re watching Netflix instead? That gut-wrenching guilt that comes not just with procrastination, but also with doing anything with your free time that’s not school/work related? That’s a result of capitalism. In my article In Defense of Anarchism, I…

Will History Repeat Itself? Looking Back at the 1920s to Predict What’s in Store in the 2020s

February 4, 2020

by politics, Ruby Fitzgerald

The 1920s, glamorised and celebrated in books and films, seems like an anomaly in history. With such vivid iconography, it’s a struggle to remember anything about the decade other than flappers, Gatsby, art deco, and jazz. It feels entirely separate from the rest of the early twentieth century and its two world wars. But, saying…

‘Freud’ Review

January 31, 2020

by Jeremy Bernard, Reviews

Just to make things clear, I’m writing a review of the Dutch play Freud, not the actual person. I think we can bicker all we want about whether if Freud was an asshole, or not as much of an asshole as you actually think, but one thing we can all agree on is that, especially…

Writer’s Block #42

January 24, 2020

by Digital Editions

The board of Writer’s Block is very excited to share with you the 42nd issue of our magazine! We have a great selection of some fantastic poetry, short stories and photography which you can check out here. Submissions are open for our next issue, and you are welcome to send us your stuff! Please check…