An anthology of creative writing from students at the University of Glasgow, in 5 parts under the theme of Silver Linings:
Paper Hands, a short story by Leah Jones
Sparks Fly, a short story by Fiona Dorchester
Danger Here, a poem by Angie Spoto
Short Hair Don’t Care, a short story by Louise Wylie
Leaves, a poem by Rachel Brough
The jittering in Beth’s hands had returned. It was worse in the left than in the right: some quirk of evolution no doubt. The left half of her body was always more emotional than the right. But it was uncomfortably moist in the room; dampness covered the seat on which she was tensely perching.
Water, speckled like dirty glass
and white foam bearing against
the black feet of cliffs screaming
with mating birds in tangled flight,
This crumbling nakedness within the opaque lake, a hand reaches and washes away the aches. I smile and she receives it with her own (a little sadder than mine, perhaps a little more wise). She struggles to adjust herself around the petulant convexity of her stomach. She asks: “How are you feeling?” My heart, I have learned, is something that will always ache. I tell her I am feeling so much better. She helps me to stand and wraps me up. I thank her for her kindness.
An anthology of creative writing from students at the University of Glasgow, in 7 parts under the theme of Past and Present:
Nostalgia Makes Us Silver, a poem by Maria Sledmere
Blink, a poem by Kirsty Campbell
Dear Brother, a short story by Swara Shukla
Bowie, Berlin, a poem by Clare Patterson
Silhouette Portrait Miniature c1790, a poem by Sarah Spence
Many Families, One Team, a short story by Riana Hull
At First, a poem by Millie Earle-Wright
