Articles section of the magazine

How to Pierce the I-bubble!

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WAK Coe grew up (I wish! Ed.) under the influence of Michael Wharton, who, for 20 years beginning in the ...

“There goes my people. I must follow them, for I am their leader.”

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As he stood there, naked and exposed, he felt fear; he guessed the word 'primordial' was not inappropriate....

Contemplating the (former) United States of America as of 2025

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“Where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise”. “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has…

A sideways look: Origins of ‘art’, ‘artists’ and the ‘art market’

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So, tell me again; where are we going with this …..? We invite you to cast your mind back a while and let your imagination run alongside your sense of humour…..

Women and Art: The Relationship through the Ages

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It is an odd thing but, recently, in terms of my relationship with the people here at theCafe, I have sensed the emergence of a feeling of curiosity about myself, my origins and my interests. Indeed,...

Creative Writing, Me and Well-being

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In my writer's CV …I talk a bit about how I came to creative writing – why and what I write about, and I also say a little about “the books wot I ave wrote” …

Changing Forms

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A vein of silvery water creeps purposely through the dusty sand, it checks, hesitates then retreats leaving a dark stain on the dry land.  The Norfolk coast at the tipping point of the tide; a twice-...

Painting, Faith, and Life

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Drawing and painting is akin to a spring constantly bubbling within me and ever was since childhood.  Now it is contiues as both a joy and challenge - how to capture a feeling or memory, a play of li...