“The woman appears to be in a hazy benzodiazepine daze, not too far from sedation.” The second part of Rachel McCain’s research among the women in a community centre in ...
“Maude rode an Egged bus, which had more umph to it than Greyhound, and also worn-out seats that looked as if bombs had already made an imprint. The Palestinian and ...
Rachel McCain investigates the lives of women in a homeless shelter in Yonkers, New York. Continue Reading The Front Lines, Part I
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“He wasn’t home from work yet when Ursula climbed the stairs, dangling two wine glasses like bells in one hand, the bottle in her other, the cork between her teeth.” ...
A strong voice from the past with an extract of Argentinian writer Alicia Jurado’s memoirs. These have been translated into English for the first time by Jessica Sequeira, enabling us ...
Jonathan Glazer’s low budget Sci-Fi, with the allure of Scarlett Johansson and pudgy Glaswegians, is an incredibly daring and unusual film. Continue Reading Feature Film: Under the Skin
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“My mouth is red from telling the truth. Swollen tongue: coral red.” Continue Reading The Fairer Sex: Coral Tongue
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“I put her to bed that night and right away start digging a hole to God. He lives in a hot little room at the bottom of the earth, where ...
“I had come to America for the emptiness and to be in the desert. I wanted to know what it was to look out and see nothing on the horizon.” ...
“She was squeezing lemons when he walked in… With one hand she gripped the lemon, grinding it into submission.” Continue Reading The Fairer Sex: Lemonade
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“The critical reception of any women’s poetry that can be labelled ‘confessional’ has engendered a self-consciousness about the ‘I’ which significantly contributed to my own discomfort in writing poetry in ...
Featuring an interview with Major Priscilla Azevedo by Bruce Douglas and new writing from Maia Jenkins, Vanessa Veselka, Erica Plouffe Lazure, Mari Accardi, Sonia Lambert – plus an interview with ...
Litro goes to Rocinha, Brazil with Bruce Douglas, to interview Major Priscilla Azevedo. Continue Reading Pacification and its Discontents
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An expectant mother seeks comfort in the rituals of Catholicism. Continue Reading Just Before Elena
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What Maia Jenkins learned in biology class. Continue Reading Lessons
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A chance encounter over urinal cake. Continue Reading The Silent P
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Barbie dolls and crossing the sexual divide. Continue Reading The Grass is Even Greener…
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The Suffragettes take a hammer to pre-war London. Continue Reading Smashing
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“She initially comes across as good fun but superficial, but Stevie knows what is important – friendship, loyalty and justice… Stephanie or Steph just wouldn’t suit her. She has a ...
Dear Reader, On 8 March, thousands of events will be held across the world to help inspire women and celebrate their achievements. International Women’s Day has been held on the ...
