-
Flash Fiction Competition 2023 – Third Place: All The World, Once, On His Side
Read more: Flash Fiction Competition 2023 – Third Place: All The World, Once, On His Sideby Mundi Cox “There are three rules for walking through the woods,” Minari’s character told his son, almost whispering. “The first is that survival is not guaranteed, everything is contingent.” The film was one that I came across often at one point, in every film menu of every hotel room I stayed in. After avoiding…
-
Inspiration
Read more: InspirationWhen I think about the act of writing, I do not conceive it as a structured procedure. Coming from a very organised and task-oriented person, this is rather disruptive, but maybe that’s the reason why I believe in arts finding their way through everyday life and established patterns as much as possible. They act as…
-
You Do Not Have to Be Good: On Female Rage
by Lhya MuniveRead more: You Do Not Have to Be Good: On Female RageJudith Beheading Holofernes, Artemisia Gentileschi “You do not have to be good.You do not have to walk on your kneesfor a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.” Wilde Geese, Mary Oliver Rage (n.) is defined in the Cambridge English dictionary as “extreme or violent anger”. Similarly, Merriam-Webster phrases it as a “violent or uncontrolled anger”.…
-
Rebel Ridge, or Black Superman Fist-fighting the American Justice System
Read more: Rebel Ridge, or Black Superman Fist-fighting the American Justice System“The Kadats of America, Chicago’s most loved young Black drill team, shown performing…” by John H. White Conflict is the engine of history. Necessity is not the mother of invention; spite, disagreement and ambition are. Stormless seas carry no ships and calm waters lack the beauty of ripples. In fiction it is much the same.…
-
That’s My Opinion
Read more: That’s My OpinionGrowing up with a mother that has lived half of her years in Germany, I have always thought that I would eventually be able to speak that language. These past years, I have kind of managed to kick-start my German skills, but I still need to practise frequently. During the past weekend, I have actually…
-
Subscribe
Subscribed
Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
Writer's Block Magazine 