Poetry
STAR POems: Southsea, 1985
At 2 a.m. I saw her – She hung her body like meat in the entrance to the pier – that pleasure palace. She’s haloed by a streetlamp opposite Peggy Sue’s. She takes my [… read more ]
Pompey writers
Poetry
STAR POems: Invocation
– a little wax from melted candle – a gentle press – feather on frame we near completion. at the edge, we pray for guidance and hope the artifice holds. will a playful stroke’s [… read more ]
Fiction
Orpheus and the Nymphs of the Underworld
To celebrate the recent release of Portsmouth writer William Sutton’s third Victorian mystery with Titan Books, Lawless & the House of Electricity, today we’re proud to present a short story featuring Victorian detective, Sergeant Campbell Lawless [… read more ]
Culture
The First Subaquatic Steampunk Weekend
1500 people attended the first ever Subaquatic Steampunk weekend in Gosport an event that looks set to get bigger every year. Helen Salsbury was invited to perform a subaquatic tale at this event as a [… read more ]
Fiction
One Day in Fratton: David Eamey
Earlier this year, our Editor in Chief Sarah Cheverton judged entries to the Fratton Big Local writing competition, One Day in Fratton. Over 3 weeks, we are publishing the winners and runners up. In our [… read more ]
Fiction
Portsmouth Writers’ Season: Fletch Mallory
S&C presents a story by local author Fletch Mallory, part of a collection that make up his recently released novel Stranded Foxes, inter-linked stories that jump through history and speak through a myriad of voices, [… read more ]
Fiction
One Day in Fratton: Roushonara Khan
Earlier this year, our Editor in Chief Sarah Cheverton judged entries to the Fratton Big Local writing competition, One Day in Fratton. Over 3 weeks, we are publishing the winners and runners up. In our [… read more ]
Fiction
One Day in Fratton: Tia Walker
Earlier this year, our Editor in Chief Sarah Cheverton judged entries to the Fratton Big Local writing competition, One Day in Fratton. Over 3 weeks, we are publishing the winners and runners up. One of [… read more ]
Fiction
One Day in Fratton: Elisa Dragomir
Earlier this year, our Editor in Chief Sarah Cheverton judged entries to the Fratton Big Local writing competition, One Day in Fratton. Over 3 weeks, we are publishing the winners and runners up. One of [… read more ]
Fiction
One Day in Fratton: Billie Legg
Earlier this year, our Editor in Chief Sarah Cheverton judged entries to the Fratton Big Local writing competition, One Day in Fratton. Over 3 weeks, we are publishing the winners and runners up. One of [… read more ]