Writer's Block Magazine

I dream in 35mm

June 4, 2019

Back when I was a teenager, I created an Instagram account and I loved it. I spent endless amount of time posting weird artsy photos with matching weird artsy captions – usually song lyrics. Instagram has consistently remained one of my favourite social media platforms since I first made my account, and I have the…

A JOLLY JOINT INTERVIEW WITH THE WRITER’S BLOCK BOARD

May 31, 2019

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As the end of the 18/19 Writer’s Block board year draws to close, we present – for the sake of posterity – a joint masterpiece that critics across the world will surely describe as ‘crass’, ‘tasteless’ and ‘mildly funny if you’re really tired at the time’ – which we have put together with much love,…

CHAD IN AMSTERDAM #1-2 REVIEW

May 27, 2019

by Casper Rudolph

Chad in Amsterdam is a comic book series created, produced, and written by Chad Bilyeu. The illustrations, all in black-and-white, are done by several different artists; their styles ranging from minimalist to detailed and often falling somewhere in between realistic and cartoony. In them, Bilyeu documents his various (mis)adventures as an American immigrant in Amsterdam.…

Megan’s Bookstore Tour

May 23, 2019

by Megan Leeuw

One of my favourite pastimes is to walk around a city and browse through all the different bookstores. Firstly, because it is an interesting way to get to know a place and secondly, because it is a more special experience to buy a hard copy book as opposed to buying online from sites such as…

Short Story Competition 2019 – 1st Place; Land’s End, by Luc de Vries

May 21, 2019

by short story competition, Short Story Competition 2019

It is genetic, and therefore likely, that I’ll lose my mind sooner or later. My old man was crazy and the son of a bitch before him was too. I’m not sure what my mother’s side was like, but if she hadn’t been cuckoo from the start my father sure nudged her in the right…