Ghost in the machine: finding meaning in AI writing
“Are we tired of humanness?” Stella Fenwick dives into the algorithms and imitations of AI generated literature.
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On belonging
‘You belong to a place by shaping its air into something wild and frizzy, briefly, while imperceptibly unspooling towards belonging’s end,’ Stella Fenwick writes in this reflection on the ivy plant and what it means to ‘belong’ in Durham.
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My memories of Durham as a playlist
‘I will always associate this song with this feeling I had beneath the cathedral.’ Stella Fenwick explores the songs that soundtracked her time in Durham.
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Review: Bread Alone, a collection of creativity by working-class writers
“It was a real reminder that working-class creativity is under-funded, under-supported and direly difficult for anyone to survive pursuing.” Stella Fenwick reviews the new collection of working-class writing, ‘Bread Alone’.
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When photography’s truthfulness took flight: Alfred Buckham
‘Long before digital tools made art endlessly reproducible and thoughtlessly automated,’ Stella Fenwick explores the darkroom magic behind the work of photographer Alfred Buckham.
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The Andes
‘You are sat with me, at least, counting quipu peaks,’ writes Stella Fenwick in this poetic reflection on the Andes and its ancient writing methods, with hints of climate anxiety.
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The pomegranate as symbol
“The pomegranate has held symbolic meanings as numerous as its seeds.” Stella Fenwick discusses different myths behind the pomegranate fruit.
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Comfort reads series: Anaïs Nin
“Slammed with scandal, cancelled and shamed, yet rising from the dead 90 years on” – Stella Fenwick passionately argues the undying relevance of Anaïs Nin
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Painting while the world floods
Stella Fenwick describes how it feels to return to a degree while the planet overheats.
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Watching my friend become pink-pilled
Stella Fenwick discusses the phenomenon of ‘pink-pilling’, and how it has affected one of her friendships.
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