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Alicja Sęk

Creative Writing Print Edition 

The dark fall to light

October 17, 2021October 17, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Alicja Sęk, Ella Al-Khalil Coyle

“My self assurance set with the sun and I see the wicked side of Autumn” – this haunting prose embraces the liminal state of the changing seasons.

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PalatiDates Print Edition 

PalatiDates: he was “sweet and handsome, bonus points for the cat”

February 12, 2021February 14, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Alicja Sęk

For this Valentine’s Day special, Lou from Hatfield and Jonny from Grey meet for a blind date over Zoom.

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Creative Writing Print Edition 

Progress

December 5, 2020December 11, 2020 sub.editors 0 Comments Alicja Sęk, Emerson Shams

Emerson Shams investigates the creative writing process in this article and poem

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Indigo Indigo Features 

Surviving SAD

October 21, 2020October 24, 2020 sub.editors 0 Comments Alicja Sęk, Becky Unsworth

“The colder months can propose an opportunity for rejuvenation, through both increased productivity and family-orientated activities”: Becky Unsworth explains techniques that can be used to combat the effects of Seasonal Affective Disorder

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