In this Issue

Issue 13
October 1, 2022

Blair's Blokes

The Rhyme of the Ancient Marketer

People say there’s no money in poetry. Mike Garry begs to differ.

Goblin Mode

Our editor-at-large tries to buy a new friend.

Around About the Trent

Josh Mcloughlin issues a call to arms to the North - and to the Midlands.

Around About the Trent

Josh Mcloughlin issues a call to arms to the North - and to the Midlands.

Welcome to the Pleasuredome

Róisín Lanigan loves to be by the seaside.

Think You’re Hard Enough?

How do you spot a hard man? You ask the world’s hardest man.

Destitution Row

A modest compendium of those who died penniless.

With a Thud

What happens when a story you've worked on for months doesn't land with a bang?

Do I Dare to Eat a Peach?

Why are T.S Eliot's letters so deathly dull? We asked an expert to ask other Eliot experts about OId Possum's epistolary style.

Strangers in the Night

Our resident booze maven, Jimmy McIntosh, went for a night out in Parliament.

They Log You Off, Your Mum and Dad

Gareth Watkins thinks that his son may need to spend some time offline.