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Return to Sender: The Penfriend Version of Chemistry
18 July 2026
Return to Sender: The Penfriend Version of Chemistry
18 July 2026

Why do some minds make us lean closer, while others leave us searching for the energy to reply? A reflection on letters, chemistry and the people worth waiting for.

18 July 2026
Questions: When a Decision Is Not an Answer
4 July 2026
Questions: When a Decision Is Not an Answer
4 July 2026

In January 1994, a routine concern-for-welfare call led two young police officers into a flat filled with unanswered questions. What followed was a long winter vigil, an unexplained death, and a smell that refused to stay behind.

4 July 2026
Potency: When We Realise How Little It Takes To Change Everything
8 June 2026
Potency: When We Realise How Little It Takes To Change Everything
8 June 2026

A funny, tender essay about Pub Choir, I’m a Celebrity, ugly crying, wrong witnesses, and the rare magic of people coming together.

8 June 2026
Bluff: The Silence We Call Kindness
Confessions Alison 1/8/25 Confessions Alison 1/8/25

Bluff: The Silence We Call Kindness

A family talks openly about one woman’s drinking, but never to her. In this deeply personal essay, Alison examines love, silence, and the truths we edit to keep the peace.

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