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 ]
Portsmouth-based writer Joan Farnell recalls an eventful trip she took from East to West during which the former blended with the latter in curious and eye-opening ways. ‘I think these people must do this every [… read more ]
S&C Community Reporter Rosy Bremer reviews Ben Aitken’s book A Chip Shop In Poznan: My Unlikely Year In Poland, which explores Ben’s experiences in Poland, from working in a chip shop to trying to keep order [… read more ]
Writer and music blogger Doug Hamilton was born and raised in America, moved to Canada in the early 2000s, and recently relocated again with his British-born spouse to Portsmouth. This is part seven of his ongoing series exploring [… read more ]
The S&C team are very sad to announce that our Contributing Editor, Gareth Rees, died peacefully at home on Saturday. Tom Sykes remembers this extraordinary gentleman. I was just one of many people Gareth inspired [… read more ]
University of Portsmouth student Phoebe Hedges finds a new mystery in a very familiar train journey. It was the end of my first year at university and I travelled home for the summer. Yet each [… read more ]
We continue our series showcasing the cream of the Portsmouth literary scene with ‘Delta 2418’, a riveting aviation adventure story by Chris Campbell. Delta 2418 was a normal transatlantic flight from Boston, Logan to London, [… read more ]
Having left Portsmouth for the United States and then come back to Pompey in later life, Gareth Rees ponders the meaning of travel and the definition of home. It’s hardly uplifting hearing folk running down [… read more ]
At George’s, we see the ferries coming in, huge trays of light buoyant in the dark blue evening, floating out of the night towards the palm trees, towards the young drunk spraycanning the pavement, his [… read more ]
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