Writer's Block Magazine

Fragrant Stillness

December 27, 2019

Because of things not even rememberedwe are herelistening to the water W. S. Merwin Portugal is a popular holiday destination for people living in Europe. The cobbled, historic cities of Lisbon and Porto, the adrenaline-soaked surf destinations of Peniche and Nazaré, the idyllic beaches of the Algarve, the fresh sardines and pastel de nata, the…

Writer’s Block Christmas Interview 2019

December 24, 2019

by About WB

The Festive Fest Festival Season Feason is here, which means only one thing: another interview with the amazing board of Writer’s Block Magazine! Some statistics before we start: 5 out of 9 board members are heathens dog-people, while the other four intellectuals prefer cats. At least one of us has never seen Home Alone. Luckily…

Shine on (you) Crazy Diamond #1 : Xavier, Renegade Angel

December 22, 2019

by Jeremy Bernard, Reviews, tv series

Shine on (you) crazy diamond, other than being a not so subtle reference to the magnificent music of Pink Floyd, is also the title for this series of articles hellbent on making you discover underrated artworks that have nothing but passion and a heaping amount of psychedelics in them. With that out of the way,…

The Fallacy of National Nostalgia

December 17, 2019

by Ruby Fitzgerald

The Conservative Party just won a historic victory in the UK election; they achieved their greatest majority since Margret Thatcher in 1987. Their leader, Boris Johnson, promised voters that the nation will no longer be a member of the European Union by the 31st of January, 2020. As the party now occupies more than 56…

Game of the Year 2019: [redacted]

December 12, 2019

by Chaakir Benzina

This article does not spoil the story of CONTROL (2019). “Jahaa, jaa-a, you think there’s a dog buried in this?” When Jesse Faden finds her way inside the Federal Bureau of Control, her objective isn’t straightforward. She knows she’s looking for answers, and thinks this is the place she’ll find them, but she isn’t ready…