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Author blog: Jo Lambert

I was forty before I heard the word liminal and I loved the sound of it a lot, though I didn’t understand it. It’s only been in the last few years that I have understood what it meant and realised how much liminal spaces inspire me. Many spaces in Wales feel like you are on […]

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Author Blog: Tom Price

A topic I would say I’m quite passionate about, especially in my writing, is diversity, since I think that is important for people who don’t usually get to see people like themselves portrayed in the media get the chance to do so. As a gay man, it always makes me happy whenever I see people […]

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Author Blog: Harry Waveney

Zombies, WWII bombing campaigns, and the secret truth that humans are actually pretty chill One of the enduring myths of modernity is that history is linear. We used to live in caves, then we built houses, then castles, then skyscrapers and council estates. We were there; primitive, backwards, poor, hungry, unhappy. Now we are here; […]

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Author Blog: Sarah Jayne Tanner

I love folklore. Every country and culture has a rich heritage of folklore and storytelling. Some are more famous than others and some – many – aren’t given the attention they deserve. There is no tradition of folklore more valid of fascinating than any other, but we all have our personal favourites. One of the […]

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Author Blog: J L George

I grew up in Cwmbran, and somehow managed not to notice what a weird place it was until I left. A New Town designated in 1949, Cwmbran has a startling artificiality, a visible constructedness. It’s not just the rows of near-identical houses, but the way each area has its designated block of local shops and […]

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Author blog: Emma Jayne Evans

A lot of the inspiration behind my love of writing comes from growing up in Wales. This place is steeped in so much folklore, myth and legend, that you couldn’t escape even if you tried. My life has always been filled with stories. Welsh tales of brave fairies who would face off against evil witches, […]

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From the Editor’s Desk: Issue 1

Here we are, folks. Issue one is in print, on shelves, and out in the wider world. If you have already bought a copy or supported us in some other way: Thank you. I mean it. You took a chance on a new, unestablished publication and that takes a special kind of faith which I […]