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Sep 25, 2026
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Jul 17, 2026

Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 25, 2026

    Let’s Be Joymongers (opens the original)

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    Monger is a strange word. It means trader, merchant or dealer. You might recognise within the words ironmonger or cheesemonger. Since the 19th century, it’s been associated with something derogatory or dishonest, like rumour-monger or scandal-monger. Now, we are mostly familiar with it as part of warmonger.Recently I was feeling a bit overwhelmed by the world, so I watched Rob Bell’s 2019 show, An Introduction to Joy. In it, he suggests we put the word joy in front of monger. If you can be anyth

  2. Issue · Sep 4, 2026

    The Only Guru You'll Ever Need (opens the original)

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  3. Issue · Aug 21, 2026

    He Has Good Hands: From First Draft to PrizeWinning Poem (opens the original)

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    Want to get your poems submission-ready? Come work with me! Get detailed editorial feedback on anything from six poems to a full manuscript. I also edit and mentor writers working on memoirs, solo shows and novels. Let’s have a chat at hello@tinasederholm.comThe First DraftEarlier this summer, my poem Good Hands was commended in the Fiction Factory Poetry competition. Although I initially wrote the poem in one go, it wasn’t the first draft that I submitted, or even the fifth. In fact, it was the

  4. Issue · Aug 7, 2026

    Time Not Writing Is Also Writing (opens the original)

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  5. Issue · Jul 17, 2026

    Your History is Written on Your Body (opens the original)

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