Lab Girl – A Review by India Roberts
Cover illustration by Charlotte Day While reading Hope Jahren’s memoir, Lab Girl, I wished I was in Alaska surrounded by lush and eclectic trees or settled comfortably in a greenhouse with only plants for company. At first glance the cover, adorned with varying...
Veins – A poem by Leanna Amos
Take my hand Look at these veins The blue The purple The red highlights Oxygen I bleed I breathe I see I hear the music I feel this moment In a completely different way To how I’ve ever felt it before I look you in the eye I see your sparkle A flame of desire To see...
Valentine Weekend – A poem by Patrick Mooney
A Poem by Patrick Mooney Valentine Weekend You will always be my valentine, More than words can say I will love you more and more, Each passing day As the sun…through the broken clouds, Warms my face, body and soul Your image I can see, Your presence I can feel Your...
Poetry and Melancholic Love – by India Roberts
Picture by Rakicevic Nenad Poetry and Melancholic Love by India Roberts Love poems, the genre that can make hearts shake and coax tears from weary eyes. The classic, universal subject matter has been explored since language could be played with, and new...
The View from Space – A short story by India Roberts
Picture by Phan Ming Cuong an Find him on Facebook or Pexels for his work The View from Space Sun poured onto his eyelids like smooth summer wine. Her eyelashes felt like feathers sweeping across his cheeks, soft and gentle and tender like her touches in the field the...
Ascending Spiral: Humanity’s Last Chance by Dr. Bob Rich – A Review
Published by Marvellous Spirit Press Take a break, breathe, and read this book It is not often I have the chance to write a review for a book I feel more connected to than merely relating with its story. Ascending Spiral flows beautifully from life to life:...
The Vacancy of Speech Marks – by India Roberts
The Vacancy of Speech Marks by India Roberts In my quest to inhale and wallow in all books ever written, I have noticed that the absence of speech marks is becoming more and more frequent. Authors are swapping out reliable, sturdy quotation marks and not replacing...
Drinks with Dad – A short story by India Roberts
Picture by Joonas kääriäinen Drinks with Dad by India Roberts Theo always had clear eyes in the morning. He would open them and he could see as sharply as if he had just woken up in fresh white snowfall. They felt crisp and crucial and he didn’t want to close them...
An Isolation Story – A poem by Patrick Mooney
Picture of Shelly by Patrick Mooney A Poem by Patrick Mooney An Isolation Story / (Barking Mad) Self-isolation, forced isolation, feeling the restrain, fighting the boredom, blocking out the pain...lock down in full flow...an empty Hightown is all we now know, a...
Sometimes a Wild God – A Review
Cover illustration by Rima Staines published by Hedgespokenpress When you think back on reading this poem for the first time, you’ll remember where you were. I was on my brother’s sofa. In front of me were cookbooks and conversations but my attention was on the little...