‘The Lighting of the Lamp’
‘The Lighting of the Lamp’ © 2018 Ben Okri
Artwork by Marco Palmieri, The Lighting of the Lamp © 2018
‘These Silver Fish’
‘These Silver Fish’ © 2018 Anne O’Brien
Artwork by John Robertson, Untitled © 2018
‘Panic Attack’
‘Panic Attack’ © 2018 A. L. Kennedy
Artwork by Coco Crampton, Her Sweater © 2018
‘The Way I Breathed’
‘The Way I Breathed’ © 2018 Anna Stewart
Artwork by Fani Parali, I Felt Fine Here, fir the Time Being © 2018
‘Feathers Thick with Oil’
‘Feathers Thick with Oil’ © 2018 Craig Burnett
Artwork by Murray O’Grady, A Violent Occupation of Space (Haxatin, Blood and Swiss Chocolate) © 2018
‘Heart’s Last Pass’
‘Heart’s Last Pass’ © 2018 Douglas W Milliken
Artwork by Pio Abad, Inventory (Heart’s Last Pass) © 2018
‘Civilisation’
‘Civilisation’ © 2018 Will Self
Artwork by Eddie Peake, Faecal Stain 2 © 2018
‘Rough Beasts’
‘Rough Beasts’ © 2018 Jarred McGinnis
Artwork by Declan Jenkins, Boar Bouquet © 2018
‘Under the Waves’
‘Under the Waves’ © 2018 Barney Walsh
Artwork by Mary Ramsden, Untitled © 2018
‘Paper Chains’
‘Paper Chains’ © 2018 Rebecca F John
Artwork by Carla Busuttil, A Glimpse © 2018
‘Brad’s Rooster Food’
‘Brad’s Rooster Food’ © 2018 Joanna Campbell
Artwork by Jessy Jetpacks, Brad’s Rooster Food © 2018
‘Freshwater’
‘Freshwater’ © 2018 Emily Bullock
Artwork by Nick Goss, Parasol © 2018
‘Morelia Spilota’
‘Morelia Spilota’ © 2018 Cherise Saywell
Artwork by Tim Ellis, Morelia Spilota © 2018
‘How They Turned Out’
‘How They Turned Out’ © 2018 Lionel Shriver
Artwork by Adam Shield, Slooz © 2018
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