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Writing until the light goes out

On the ecstasy and agony of putting pen to paper ✍🏼 author of '17 Alma Road', 'The Extra Shot', 'The Labours of Charles E.' plus others, including collections of short stories, poetry, and the performance piece 'Crash' ✍🏼 thoughts on a writer's life ✍🏼

Newsletter · By Ian Gouge ✍🏼 · Official site

Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 29, 2026
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Aug 25, 2026

Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    Recognising Wonder (opens the original)

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  2. Issue · Sep 26, 2026

    A new vehicle for sharing your work (opens the original)

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  3. Issue · Sep 19, 2026

    “The Shapeless Unease” (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Sep 15, 2026

    What’s your narrative arc? (opens the original)

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  5. Issue · Sep 13, 2026

    The Big Frog Theory - final episode (opens the original)

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