Browse all of the pieces that were submitted to our theme TRANSFORMATION.
Chrysalis Dreams
Drawing upon the natural world, McLord Selasi’s beautiful poem details a transformative new beginning.
Treading Water
Danielle Marie Cahill’s tender poem considers the relationship between mother and child.
Myrtle Beach, 2005
Exquisite Armantè beautifully blurs magic and reality in her flash fiction piece centred on a swimming pool.
Not Drowning
Anne Mac Darby-Beck explores how our connection to nature transforms us in this dreamy flash fiction piece.
‘Bedroom Disco’ and ‘A Woman Made Mannequin’
In her thought-provoking poems, Cypher explores self-expression, gender, and performance.
‘A Yearly Reminder at a Forgotten Pond’ and ‘Girlhood: a Collection of Tankas’
Ashley Marie Johnson’s beautiful poems consider transformation within nature and ourselves.
‘Gregor Returns’ and ‘Grocery Store, 11:03pm’
Erwin Arroyo Pérez’s humorous and moving poems consider ‘Transformation’ in both its literal and emotional forms.
Cherry Stones
Filled with rich imagery, Emma White’s beautiful poem meditates on familial relationships and aging.
Flora
Shanai Tanwar’s beautiful short story considers transformation across familial generations.
Pins and Needles
Holly Hartford’s protagonist grapples with the need for change in this short story.
‘Pilgrimage’ and ‘Bed’
Filled with reminiscences, Joseph Blythe’s poems consider how we transform over time.
Afterbirth
Kelley Dundas’ short story reckons with the transformative nature of early motherhood.
Two Months
Maria Beville’s short story follows a mother navigating the changes within her son.
The Way the River Remembers
Fiona Murphy’s vital poem honours a member of Australia’s Stolen Generations.
A Little Night Music
Daithí Kearney’s playful poem considers the relationship between parent and child.
Lessons
Catherine Whitehead’s short story follows a protagonist finding their feet in Prague.
‘Murder on Bus 39’ and ‘Brave’
Filled with rich imagery, Amit Parmessur’s poems consider the transformative nature of everyday interactions.
An Ode to Okpa, Nsukka and Uncle Ade
Eziefula Adonai’s beautiful poem pays homage to a transformative meal.
No One Has Calculated the Half-Life of Grief
Nicole Yurcaba’s haunting poem explores how grief can leave us struggling to change.
‘Losing My Only Child’ and ‘Going Through Hell’
Erich von Hungen’s touching poems consider how we move through and process grief.
The Black Hand Boys
In Neil O’Dwyer’s short story, a newspaper boy gives in to peer pressure.
Cooking a Dark Roux on an October Night
Ali McGuire’s mesmerising flash fiction welcomes Autumn and explores the transformative nature of cooking.
Kelpie
In Jennifer Lindsay Gray’s flash fiction, two children are transformed by a mythical encounter.
Troubled Skin
In C. S. Daugherty’s haunting short story, a shapeshifter writes to a lost loved one.
Flux
Filled with rich imagery, Jane Broughton’s flash fiction explores a moment of change in the wake of a climate crisis.
The Lavender Shroud
Esther Kearney’s magical short story draws upon the history of the lavender flower.
Something Other Than Fear
In Katherine Smythe’s moving short story, a woman grapples with grief and life-changing circumstances.
The Watchman
Filled with longing, Paris Rosemont’s beautiful poem draws upon the transformation of Argos in Greek mythology.
‘Daphne’ and ‘Girl, Gorgon, Goddess’
Eve Chancellor’s poignant poems consider transformation in two stories from Greek mythology.
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