It’s safe to say that we’d never published anything like it. I’m not sure who in the world had. So...
Eviction+
On a bitter Sunday in November, in the middle of the second world war, my great-grandfather shut the kitchen door...
Working, thinking+
I feel like I have been drawing this drawing forever. Which is utter nonsense because I only started it last week …...
The Swinger Files: Emily Andersen+
Ever wondered who’s behind Going Down Swinging anyway? Who reads your submissions? Who likes them? Who doesn’t? What these people...
Going Down Speaking+
“Hello?” “Hello, are you there?” “What?!” “Hello? I’LL CALL YOU BACK ON THE LANDLINE.” It’s...
The Bedroom Philosopher Tour Diary #1+
1. Excerpt from The Bedroom Philosopher Diaries — the new book from Justin Heazlewood Friday...
Downloading the Disappearing+
Shelley liked the crumbly legs of Ozymandias and Yeats was wild about Innisfree – let’s...
The Art of Rejection+
Attention conservation notice: When I was editing Going Down Swinging we used to send out...
Janis Ian remembers+
photographs - watercolours of the past, but I remember cigarettes, the coffee rings of old...
The Bedroom Philosopher Tour Diary #2+
2. Excerpt from The Bedroom Philosopher Diaries — the new book from Justin Heazlewood Saturday...
Jigsaw Puzzle Writing+
There are two things that most like to do during these achingly long January days....
Wit-Bix Psychological Analysis+
Excerpt from The Bedroom Philosopher Diaries — the new book from Justin Heazlewood. It’s a...
In the Beginning…+
It was 1979 and Malcolm Fraser was Prime Minister, having won the 1975 election. I...
The Bedroom Philosopher Tour Diary #3+
3. Excerpt from The Bedroom Philosopher Diaries — the new book from Justin Heazlewood Saturday...
Podcast: Jive Poetic & Zoe Norton Lodge+
Subscribe in iTunes here Welcome to our first ever podcast. This episode was recorded at...
You are you speaking for when you speak not-man?+
I came to Lena Dunham, Judd Apatow and HBO’s new sitcom Girls through the controversy...
Dark Matter+
A few years ago my good friends and colleagues Alicia Sometimes, Sean M Whelan and Paul Mitchell...
Making a Pretty Pink Picture+
Writer and comic artist Pat Grant shows us how it happens… Inspired by and Anton...
The Bedroom Philosopher Tour Diary #4+
4. Excerpt from The Bedroom Philosopher Diaries — the new book from Justin Heazlewood Sunday...
More Old Spoken Word+
And continuing my foray into old spoken word, because I’m mildly addicted to the endless...
AUDIO: Words At War+
Now that we are re-launching our website in the year 2012, I think it befitting...
AUDIO: The Rereaders Bloggers Bloom+
Rereaders July 31, 2011 In this week’s podcast, we talk about Geoff Lemon on the...
Video: Knitting & Short Film+
When I found this short film, I have to say I was truly inspired by...
Video: Rudyard Kipling Animation+
Our digital editor, Vanessa Hughes, has been working on a new series of short animations...
Video: Under Milk Wood+
This video was published in our inaugural digital edition in 2011, Edition No. 31. Under...
Waiting on your post?+
A note for subscribers: our first wave of mail went out this week, and the...
Podcast: Editor Geoff Lemon @ The Rereaders+
Aside from talking about one of our editors a lot – which he wouldn’t want...
Steve Jobs is not my homeboy+
In starting off on this new tangent, we realised we should probably explain what we’re...
Edition #31 Released – First Digital Edition+
Get your hands on the ephemeral – our first ever multimedia digital magic book, available...
Sneak Preview #2+
A further taste of Going Down Swinging #31, ahead of the launch tomorrow night (Friday...