Bad Boy Poet by Scott Manley Hadley
Review by L. Tumbleweed Parker. CW: ableist language
Review by L. Tumbleweed Parker. CW: ableist language
I have mental health problems
Read about my problematic relationship… with my dog.
Gorgeous Bosnian novel and my thoughts on the role of translators
I review a Lawrentian travel writing collection containing Twilight in Italy, Sea and Sardinia and Sketches of Etruscan Places.
I don’t know where this book came from. I know I bought it, I’m pretty certain I went out ofContinue Reading
This is my first blog post in a while, and even then it’s still happening a little earlier than expected.Continue Reading
Visiting the Llyn Peninsula in North Wales.
Well, as some of you may be aware, I’m off having adventures. Yes, again. After an 18 month stint inContinue Reading
I haven’t read a comic book in a while, and after taking almost three weeks to read my last book, IContinue Reading
When I read the first volume of Elena Ferrante’s lauded Neapolitan Novels series, many of the conversations being had about itContinue Reading
Open Pen is a free literary magazine that publishes new writing. It is distributed in various bookshops both within (andContinue Reading
Recently, I’ve been trying to cut down the massive piles of unread books in my house. By reading them, notContinue Reading
A Cup of Rage is a Brazilian novella by Raduan Nassar first published in 1978 as Um Copo de Cólera. InContinue Reading
I’m not at work, so I should be writing real prose, doing something creative, emailing pitches for articles through toContinue Reading
OK, so maybe I’m not the target demographic, but Jo the Witch Vet by Joanne Sadler is one of theContinue Reading
Many people have told me that The Waves is Virginia Woolf’s best work. Many people have told me I should readContinue Reading
My new puppy hasn’t been very well. I’ve spent the day taking him to the vets and watching him sleep,Continue Reading
The intellectual and emotional vigour with which I’ve approached What is Art? by Leo Tolstoy has left me bawling in the street,Continue Reading