Writer and S&C founding editor Tom Sykes and illustrator Louis Netter are publishing a book next March entitled Coast of Teeth, a travelogue of 21 English seaside towns in an age of anxiety and absurdity. [… read more ]
From 1974 to 1978, Gosport-based writer and planetary modeller David Angus lived in South Africa. Here he shares the letters he wrote to his mother relating his experiences of hard labour, riots and the appalling [… read more ]
Portsmouth-born travel writer and cultural observer Sian Rees recalls a nerve-racking journey across the Mexico-Guatemala border, which led to deeper reflections on the meaning of identity, culture, frontiers and reality. I’m waiting for the tourist [… read more ]
We present an extract from RC Birchley’s Portsmouth-focused walks book Jagged Edges: A Search for Space in an Island City. Here Birchley focuses on walking in late winter, when new signs of life are starting [… read more ]
Now resident in Portsmouth, Joan Farnell spent some time living in Pakistan. In this narrative she recalls being unwittingly drawn into a family drama of courtship and competition. I sat on the flat roof gazing [… read more ]
Travel writer and planetary modeller David Angus recalls a childhood excursion to the south coast that helped shape a lifelong fascination for maps and their curious symbolism. Holidays. Well, in a way infancy like retirement [… read more ]
We are thrilled to announce that we have appointed two Literary Editors to the team, Prof Sue Harper and long-time contributor to the site, Paul Valentine. Sue and Paul are keen to read work submitted [… read more ]
Between 2010 and 2012, S&C photo essayist and local resident, John Callaway, lived in Nepal. In a new series, John looks back at his time there in the context of the pandemic and lockdown. This [… read more ]
In this period of fickle weather, Portsmouth resident Joan Farnell reflects on the heat, rain and creepy crawlies of Pakistan, where she used to live. The figurine of a little painted elephant took my thoughts [… read more ]
As part of Portsmouth BookFest 2020, several S&C regulars plus guests from out of town will discuss their travel-inspired poems, novels, articles and reportage – and how you can use your own experiences to create [… read more ]
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