‘I Need to Stop Flirting With my Mother’: On Parent-Child Relationships
In Alfred Hitchcock’s seminal film, Psycho, Norman Bates romantically exclaims, “A boy's best friend is his mother”...
An Incomplete Musing of Love Poetry for Valentine’s
The title is misleading. The action of the poem is in no way platonic: it’s racy stuff alright. Some other lines include, ‘Explored the adorable m
Launching a Shitstorm: Open Pen’s Novelettes
Open Pen, a free tri-annual short fiction magazine based in London, was founded in 2011. ‘Open’ by design, Preston wanted to “encourage writing
United Coffeedom: The History of London’s Coffee Houses
These early cafes were breeding grounds for gossip, education and argument, where men would misuse laws and, in some instances, practice a curiously c
Will Sorrell: Fun & Games
Although it still rains with grim regularity in the UK, I’m delighted to note there have been several pleasant changes in our social landscape. For