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Gang Warfare is Only a Few Pokémon Away

Mob mentality and team culture in Pokémon Go is growing, writes Rafael S. W.
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A Recipe for Frittata (and Anxiety)

Joel Burrows
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Cosy Nights In
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Restoring the Astral Balance

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Lingua Fracas

Rafael S. W.
What happens to language in wartime? Rafael S. W. looks at the implications of regulated speech.
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Why You Can’t Bend Language to Your Will

Rafael S. W.

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Stories & Poems

Do Not Shake The Bridge

Anne Elvey
A long bridge of books and paper spans the gorge. You have gone ahead and vertigo is a hand clasped round my ankle, with the gravity of flesh  ...
Stories & Poems

'Warren' by Trisha Cull

Prism International
Stories & Poems

Petrichor

Amal Awad
Stories & Poems

The Bedroom Philosopher Tour Diary #4

Justin Heazlewood
Comics

Sir Tramsalot

Your daily commute will never be the same. By Ben Hutchings.
Stories & Poems

Love Letter

On Writing:

On Writing

A Freelancer's Guide to Europe: London

Megan Anderson
Online editor Megan Anderson gives up a roof, friends and financial stability to write around Europe.
On Writing

The Meditations Part III: Rafael SW on 'Deep Throat Jesus'

Rafael SW
On Writing

The Meditations Part VII: Eric Yoshiaki Dando on 'The Novel Teacher'

Eric Yoshiaki Dando
On Writing

Why Do You Write Poetry? – Kevin Brophy

Adam Ford
On Writing

The Art of Rejection

Adam Ford
Former GDS editor Adam Ford on the art of the rejection letter.
On Writing

Little Black Diaries

Shannon McKeogh

The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge:

The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge

Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

Patrick Lenton
Is there any limit to the lessons we can learn from Gilmore Girls? I personally don’t think so.
The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge

The Crucible by Arthur Miller
The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie

Bridget Lutherborrow
The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge

Bitch by Elizabeth Wurtzel

Marlee Jane Ward
The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge

The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown

The Da Vinci Code would eventually occupy the centre square in the imaginary game of “Holiday House Library Bingo”.
The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon