Writing Magazine

Apr 30, 2024 | writers-online.co.uk | Emma James

Jo tells us her story - how she coped as a child and how it has affected her as an adult. But epilepsy is but one of her problems. Here are battles against mental illness, eating disorders, domestic abuse in different forms, challenges at work and all the PTSD that goes with it on top of desperate poverty, inadequate housing and oppressive debt. But it isn't just a tale of a series of destructive episodes or perpetual trauma. In the midst of the darkness, Jo discovers people who care.

Sep 22, 2023 | writers-online.co.uk | Jamison Shea

A writer in their twenties moves to a new flat in a new city in a new country on another continent. The building is old but charming – it predates the first World War, so the network connection sucks, and the kitchen has a terrible draft that lets in the frosty January air, but the wood flooring is nice. And one afternoon, the writer takes a break to carry some boxes to storage. Just a couple flights of stairs to the heavy attic door that requires a key.