Memoir
Grief, My Father and Home
On Father’s Day Sian Rees was thinking of her late dad Gareth and reflecting on her process of grief. I just read a piece of your writing. You were reflecting on home and what that [… read more ]
Philosophy
Culture
Hidden Places Around Portsmouth: Fox Territory
Local resident and photographer John Callaway gives us a glimpse into Portsmouth’s hidden places with his stunning photography. This week, John’s photos come from his own garden, as he turns his lens to the foxes that live there, [… read more ]
Memoir
This Too Will Pass: A Portsmouth Writer Fights Serious Ilness
S&C regular contributor and author of the memoir Read Rees, Gareth Rees, was fit and healthy all his life until just before last Christmas when he was admitted to Queen Alexandra Hospital with mysterious pains [… read more ]
Poetry
STAR POems: Existence is Meaningless
Elaborate thoughts of life and existence – Xeroxed repetition of thoughts of love and sex Imply a plan that may not exist, and I Seem to spend too much time on these subjects Though perhaps [… read more ]