Category: Fiction
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On Seeing the Pyramids at Giza
The pyramids at Giza have inspired artists for millennia. Here, Stuart McFarlane shares two poems on them.
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Glimpse of Eternity
Amenhotep discovered his tomb had a vein through it that contrasted his belief in a perfect afterlife. Ambrose Rose discusses how human flaws were rationalized within beliefs of divine perfections.
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A Scattering of Clouds: The Death of Hyacinthus by Apollo’s Hand
Catherine Margaret Hodge provides a fictionalised account of the death of Apollo’s lover Hyacinthus and how the Greek God comes to terms with mortality and immortality.
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Untimely Fruit
“Was their sex not composed of a more melancholic humour?” In this striking short fiction piece Naomi Wallace outlines the entanglement of grief, agony, and obligation which accompanied late medieval clandestine burials.
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Farewell Juniper Green
Not so long ago you could be deported to Australia for committing a minor crime. Stuart McFarlane’s poem explores the feeling of being forced to leave Edinburgh.
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Innocence Betrayed, Condemnation’s Blade
This man, once healed by Sarah’s hand, now accused her, taking a stand. “Her potions cured what prayers could not.” His voice shook, a fearful plot. In this fiction piece, Ambrose Brown explores themes of injustice and superstition in Salem’s history.
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Underworld
Are you planning on taking a quick trip to the Underworld? Arianna North Castell’s overview of what you’ll find is invaluable reading before you set off on your journey!
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A Voice Beyond the Wall
“Can you tell me what you feel about tonight?” In this fiction piece, Ambrose Brown explores the hope and heartache of those separated by the Berlin Wall.
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