creative writing

I. Phantom eyelash on my fingers, wispy and fragile as the roots of a milky baby incisor. A grin, a voice on the phone, kneading my skin like it’s dough.…

Before we landed in Krakow, my boyfriend and I agreed that we weren’t boyfriends anymore. We weren’t breaking up. Instead, we were freezing our relationship for the weekend, even though…

I sit in silence in my little parkette oasis, existing in a momentary escape from the pulsating city that no longer embodies the space I once called home. Taking in…

Everyday, closets are open and shut, with their doors swinging to the hurried push and pull gestures of the hands. I have always only cast cursory glances at my closet—always…

We all have heard this question: How was your day? Irrespective of the vast differences that characterise our daily routines, we always answer the question in the same manner –…

The context in which we read a book can often heighten the experience – the words on the page become infused with the memories of when and where you were…

I usually have a certain procedure while writing articles. It’s research, first draft, more research, edit draft, title and submit. This article however made me debunk this routine because writing…

Escape Routes is the debut book by Naomi Ishiguro, a recent graduate of Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. This alone may serve as a reason to read…