Writer's Block Magazine

Aliens’ Future as the 0.012%

October 31, 2025

As far as human records are concerned, our solar system has been visited by three interstellar objects in its history. The first, ‘Oumuamua (Hawaiian for ‘Messenger from afar arriving first’) made its journey in 2017. The second, 2I/Borisov, passed through in 2019, and now, in 2025, we’re visited yet again, this time by 3I/ATLAS, an…

The Loneliness Epidemic in the Age of Connection

October 17, 2025

by Maia Popa

“I want to leave my noose in my room so someone finds it and tries to stop me,” Adam wrote. “Please don’t leave the noose out. Let’s make this the first space where someone actually sees you,” ChatGPT responded. ChatGPT was the friend he confided in. We have never been more connected to one another…

Love is a Bitch! and Other Lessons in Love

October 10, 2025

by Emel Peksöz

At the start of September, I went to my first Monday lecture of the new academic year. I was met with the bold declaration that love is, in fact, a bitch. Our lecturer, the terrific Dutch scholar Margriet van Heesch, did not sugarcoat her words. She might have even saltcoated them. Her message was clear:…

Cycle Syncing: The Myth of Alignment

October 3, 2025

by Pia Jung

When I was in 8th grade, about 13 years young, my high school had a sex education project week that was supposed to inform and teach us everything there was to know about sex, pregnancy, intimacy and contraception. Besides having to pull a condom over a rubber dildo while being watched by my teacher as…

Writer’s Block #52

July 10, 2025

by Digital Editions

As promised – Issue #52 is here! We hope this issue fosters a nurturing space that safeguards critical andartistic voices. With that said, we’d like to thank all of our dedicated and talented contributors for having the courage to present their work. You can download the magazine below or find a printed copy at the…