Even at a time of much cross-fertilisation between the literary and journalistic worlds, it was a brave and radical idea to ...

The first poem in the collection, ‘Pain’, illustrates the facets of pain. In this short piece, the use of phrases “round as a void”, “gurgling slit of heaviness”, and “itches deep into the marrow”, ...

Music has always been part of Vincent Eco’s life. With a dad who was in a show band, Eco grew up listening to The Beatles, Leonard Cohen, and Damien Rice. It wasn’t until his teenage years that he ...

Vancouver-based writer Caroline Adderson spoke to The Next Chapter’s Antonio Michael Downing about her latest short story ...

Anyone can read a poem. Anyone can write a poem. Quite a few people can write a pretty decent poem with a little effort. And ...

I love short stories and have read nearly all key short story books from the rest of the southern African sub region. But, I ...

What were these values? Egalitarianism, progressivism, feminism, respect for people’s dignity, peace and love. It was not ...

It may only be November, but the festive season is clearly upon us, with UK retailers racing to release their Christmas ...

When she finds herself staring at an unknown path, afraid to walk alone, I’ll vow to be the tallest mountain ... Want to ...

What do investment bankers, sports teams, video game designers and tour guides have in common? They're all telling us a story ...

I know I can always escape into novels by P.G. Wodehouse and Patrick O’Brian and find strength in biographies of past leaders ...

Of course, there are all the tried-and-true Turkey Day favorites like watching football, snoozing on the couch and catching ...