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Beyond Priscilla

The Boy in the Yellow Dress

Perth in the 1950s. After being caught wearing his mother's yellow dress, young Victor had to hid...

Speak Now

A collection of essays, reflections and personal stories from 'enthusiasts, acceptors, sceptics a...

Seduced by Grace

In these collected writings - essays, articles, letters - Michael Kelly invites us into an intima...

Mr Isherwood Changes Trains

British expatriate writer Christopher Isherwood (1904-1986) moved to America prior to the Second ...

Walter

Walter Kovak - insurance worker, early forties, unhappily married, no children, memorably invisib...

The Shallow End

'It was one of the most perfect days, only just warm enough, an ever so slight breeze I could see...

Bent Street 1 - ’2017’

Bent Street is an annual publication that gathers essays, fiction, poetry, artwork, reflections, ...

Bent Street 2

Bent Street is an annual publication that gathers essays, fiction, poetry, artwork, reflections, ...

Signs of a Struggle

Signs of a Struggle illustrates the creative journey, from working-class North East England to th...

A Word Before I Go

'What you are thinking about me is right,' says I, 'and it's wonderful and beautiful, and if you ...

Bait and Switch

Eight stories of love, friendship, and indifference. Ashley Sievwright is the author of The Shall...