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National Dress
Rebecca Sollom
‘That smile the President has – it was just the same then as it is now.’
Fiction by Rebecca Sollom.
Hölzung
Muhammad Salah & Esther Kinsky
‘But what is an unencumbered gaze? And where does it begin to see?’
Esther Kinsky introduces a photoessay by Muhammad Salah.
An English Opening
Maxim Osipov
‘In a bad position, any move is worthless.’
New fiction by Maxim Osipov, translated from the Russian by Alex Fleming.
The Kingdom of Sand
Andrew Holleran
‘In a small town, one thinks that Time is not even passing.’
An excerpt from Holleran’s novel The Kingdom of Sand.
Being-in-the-World
Geoff Dyer
‘Even experienced users get scared because it’s so far out.’
Geoff Dyer on ageing and understanding the self.
Notes on Craft
Amy Bloom
‘Revision for me is relief. It is reassurance.’
Amy Bloom on the pleasures of revising.
The Lapwing Act
Patrick Galbraith
‘We claimed the places that were theirs and they were forced to take refuge on what we left behind.’
An excerpt from In Search of One Last Song.
In Conversation
Jo Hamya & Okechukwu Nzelu
The authors discuss music, the internet’s gamified reading culture and reading your reviews.
The Rub
William Hawkins
‘We were about halfway through our steaks and baked potatoes when she asked me if I was on PrEP.’
Fiction by William Hawkins, winner of the 2022 Disquiet Fiction Prize.
A World Run by Mothers
Saba Sams
‘In all the years I spent dreaming of motherhood, not once did I dream of men. If anything, I expected that romance would be my downfall.’
Saba Sams on the women who raised her, and becoming a mother at 22.
Notes on Craft
Celia Paul
‘A painting is like a letter: they both live in the constant present.’
Celia Paul on writing Letters to Gwen John.
