In Makkah, everyone is a believer. You would call it ‘Mecca’, probably, softening the rough edges of the k’s into c’s, taking the harshness out of the pronunciation. But to me, it is Makkah, and the guttural sound of theRead more…
Insomnia
Melissa Wellham still doesn’t sleep much, but now it’s because she’s always writing. You can follow her on twitter at @melissawellham. I’m sitting in the GP’s office, and explaining to the doctor how I can’t sleep. I tell her thatRead more…
Awakenings – You Can’t Have Just One
Ashley Thomson is a freelance writer and editor living in Canberra, Australia. He worked as Editor-in-Chief of BMA Magazine from 2012 to early 2014 and is a regular panellist on Scissors Paper Pen’s local book review event ‘The Same Page’.Read more…