Cardiff: an old flame
Ronnie Gray We parted in 1992. It wasn’t by choice but then with a new love, I chanced a new…
No comments.An Englishman walks into a pub…
Niall Griffiths …and the pub is in Wales and when he asks for a drink in English everyone in the…
26 comments.Some thoughts on the destruction of land for building
Gaynor Funnell February 28th 2023. A weak sun is filtering though the billowing masses of white-grey clouds scudding across Swansea…
2 comments.New podcast explores literature of old language
(Scroll down for Welsh) A new podcast launches next week exploring the history of Welsh literature. The first episode of…
One comment.Theatre review: Past Imperfect, Fluellen Theatre Company
Jon Gower When we first encounter Mandy, the breezy, chatty central character of Sarah Morgan Jones’ taut and troubling play…
No comments.Rethinking Y Wladfa
David Llewellyn Recently I watched the 2015 documentary The Pearl Button (El botón de nácar) by the Chilean director Patricio…
28 comments.Review: And – a memoir of my mother by Isabel Adonis
Sarah Tanburn Catherine Alice is a tatterdemalion ragdoll made beautiful in scraps of fabric and shards of slate, her buttons…
No comments.On Being a Writer in Wales: Chris Lloyd
Chris Lloyd My parents grew up in rural mid-Wales. My mum was encouraged to read by her mother, who had…
One comment.The Cleaver
Kate Cleaver A bit of writing about being neurodivergent, disabled, ethnic and a woman in Wales. When is a mouse…
No comments.Letter from Rhossili
Aruni McShane When the sky is a blank page, and your soul a pen, when you wish to write your…
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