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Orange light danced around and in between us. Her eyes met mine and her smile spread the warmth of a sunrise in Antarctica. I moved my...

For the first half of spring term, The Spark has been running a queer writing competition in which entrants were set to work on pieces...

In 1995, French journalist and editor, Jean-Dominique Bauby, suffered a severe stroke when driving his son to the theatre. He woke up in...

This article contains spoilers The year is 1999. Sophia Coppola has just released her debut film, ‘The Virgin Suicides’. A film that...

Auburn kisses on the fingertips of branches Shine like the ribbon in a girl's frayed plait. They are the autumn stars of the reachable...

I’m not sure if I will ever forget it, I’m not sure if I can. No matter how long I live it will always feel like it happened yesterday....

This book fascinated me and opened my eyes to a whole new community, and the challenges they face, along with the surges of grief and...

The weary trees hang their branches low, Drooping as they mourn another short-lived summer. A fickle Sun taunts them, teasing the...

A response to Simon Armitage’s Chainsaw Versus the Pampas Grass Simon’s in the garden again. All winter cooped up, pacing the landing in...

‘Nil a Fhios Agam’ - Josephine Maxwell Exhibiting Chaos // Entropy and allure are two concepts united by very little. Yet, in a...

Summer came, I grieved my coat. Its colour, its glory, the freedom it afforded me. I could wear what I wanted, then I’d conceal the lack...

Wouldn’t it be nice to be missed? For someone to feel your shadow And follow it to the souls of your feet For someone to reach for your...

I look in the mirror and I see a boy Lifeless eyes, filled with fear. I pity the boy, I share his pain, I wish I could reach out, and...

Film photography is gradually making a comeback. Not since the ‘90s have photo-processing shops been stacking their shelves with rolls of...

‘Portrait of a Ghost’ is a short story about the effects of undiagnosed mental illness, inspired by gothic literature - specifically the...

Kenneth Branagh’s latest entry to his Poirot series is a marked improvement over its predecessor - the vapid, superficial ‘Death On The...