London Calling
How To Ask For It: An Essay by Emma Ozeren
I grew up in the West Country, which is not a country; it’s the rural south-west of England, a stocky little peninsula pointing out to the Celtic Sea and the Atlantic beyond. My family have been farming there for a … Continue reading
The Joy of Binge Drinking: An Essay by Jacqui Hazell
We like a drink, us Brits. We’re renowned for it. Venture into any town or city centre, anywhere in the UK, on a Friday or Saturday night and what will you see? Depending on your point of view, it’ll be … Continue reading
Dublin Calling: An Essay by Erin Stalcup
When I arrived in Ireland I had a hard time understanding the accents. I didn’t know what “T’lads and m’self ergoin’ twa disco t’ave some craic—ye must get paralytic wit’ us!” meant. I did a lot of what lads in … Continue reading
Short Story Markets in the UK and the US, by Jarred McGinnis
Every morning from the age of five until I was eighteen, they made me pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America; so I’m duty bound to think, like rock and roll and spray cheese in a … Continue reading
Long Live the Queen’s Head Pub: An Essay by Danica Green
Sport is a large part of living in Britain, and everyone is expected to stand up and support their country when the time comes. Football belongs to the English, rugby to the Welsh, and Scotland has such unclassifiable sports as … Continue reading
Literary Scenes in Britain, Nashville and Amsterdam: An Essay by Avery Oslo
BritPANK is coming! It’s like Christmas in July, but instead of milk and cookies, Santa’s sipping Irn Bru and eating…toad-in-the-hole? Laver bread? Champ? This special issue is necessary, like tea or like air because modern British literature is one of … Continue reading