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  • Culture - Food - Humour - Weekly Features

    Sexual Imagery in Four Ottoman Desserts (or The Sweet, Sweet Objectification of Women)

    9 March 2025

    Ecem Yucel — Excerpt: Tulumba (Kerhane Tatlısı), pump (or brothel dessert) — / deep fried batter, coated in thick, / saccharine syrup, resembling churros.

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    Shinkansen Diaries: Discovering Japan by Rail (Part 3 – Oita)

    10 May 2026

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    26 April 2026

    Shinkansen Diaries: Discovering Japan by Rail (Part 2 – Hiroshima)

    12 April 2026
  • Humour - Weekly Features

    ‘The Bathroom Singer,’ ‘A Masterclass on How to Make Your Friend Pay at a Restaurant,’ ‘The Astrologer’ and ‘Waking Up’

    23 February 2025

    Shamik Banerjee — Excerpt: Also, Saturn in the fifth / House indicates a joyless life. Her sign’s / Aquarius: eccentric; full of pride.

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    “Wait, FUCKSHITPISSDIE isn’t a Beatles Cover Band?” by Dan Dellechiaie

    24 May 2026

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    24 May 2026

    We’ll Be Fine, Probably

    17 May 2026
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    You Are Worthy

    16 February 2025

    Elaine Nadal — Excerpt: A writer must also find adventures in the real world.

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    How to Go from Book Idea to Acquiring a Literary Agent in Less Than One Year

    7 December 2025

    Unlikable Characters: Understanding the Appeal and Building Empathy

    23 November 2025

    Writing as Bull Riding

    21 September 2025
  • Craft - Weekly Features

    I wish to write a poem

    16 February 2025

    Sarang Bhand — Excerpt: It cleared something for me and mulling restlessly overnight, I had this whim and urge to write and so ended up writing this.

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    How to Go from Book Idea to Acquiring a Literary Agent in Less Than One Year

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  • Culture - Food - Humour - Weekly Features

    A sonnet about a 24K gold plated rack of lamb

    19 January 2025

    Stuti Sinha — Excerpt: Dubai’s a destination for the rich / to spend their money, all without a twitch.

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    12 April 2026
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