Creative

  • Stiff.

    Stiff.

    Annika Lee

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    Stiff. Cold; teeth chattering, a filler of sound for the air of silence enveloping your surroundings. Stiff. Hiding in the dark, anticipating the moment you’ll be found. Stiff. As…

  • In the laboratory

    In the laboratory

    Josephine Law

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    blue flame danced under a beaker unknown it sends us mere molecules on a journey which lasts a lifetime. in this chemical adventure we are all impure substances energised…

  • How To Smile

    How To Smile

    Nancy Qiang

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    Did you know The art of smiling is much more complicated Than what we think it is. It requires Dedication, strength, Time and practice. It’s the most intricate art…

  • The Darkness Came Down

    The Darkness Came Down

    Rayman Tang

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    Jared stared at the stream of blinking notifications on his phone. They all said the same thing. ‘Look at the sky’. ‘The sky is beautiful tonight, isn’t it?’. ‘Hey,…

  • Te Awa Mate

    Te Awa Mate

    Piper Shields

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    The small figure before me curls tightly into a ball, the sweeping mountains and valleys of her figure causing waves in the shabby wool blanket we once so fondly…

  • The Hive

    The Hive

    Josh Buddhdev

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    This writing below was originally written for the Timegate to Tomorrow writing competition. It has been selected to be part of the anthology to be published in June. Additional editing contributed…

  • Dust to Glory

    Dust to Glory

    Sara Moazzam

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    Dance, dance. Ballet slippers paired with a hushed up spine––those girls and all their stuff––pretty arabesques, dream dose of caffeine for that extra kick. Sweating, leaping, twirling like records.…

  • Dark Land

    Dark Land

    Dominic Donahue

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    There was only light in her sight. No pattern stared back at her. No colour. No shape. Only light. She pleaded for darkness, but it would never come again.…