Fiction
Bun Penny
By Margaret Jennings When I was a child, my mother gave me a bun penny and told me that whenever I found myself in trouble I should ask Queen Victoria what to do and she [… read more ]
relationships
Fiction
Compost Heap
By Sue Harper Sarah’s partner remarked: ‘I do hope someone cooks dinner.’ That seemed rather a passive-aggressive formulation, Sarah thought. Why not ask her outright? After all, she did it every single day. ‘Will you [… read more ]
Poetry
A Moment
By Philip Jeremy Wilson Is it a millisecond A life time Or is a moment.. Everything… Time, sight, feeling, thought Captured in mind and spirit Which….makes affection so captivating Image by nile from [… read more ]
Poetry
STAR POems: Bramble
(Blackberry brambles can be stripped of their thorns and used to fashion baskets and other useful artefacts). The first man clips off her thorns one by one, turns her placid and tractable, cuts her [… read more ]
Fiction
Portsmouth Writers’ Season: Roz Ryszka-Onions
In our continuing season showcasing Portsmouth’s literary talent, we present a snippet from Roz Ryszka-Onions’ latest novel When Love Dies (available here in full). After unhinged and power-hungry data broker Val posts revenge porn photos of his [… read more ]