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          An online journal published by Little Toller Books that offers writers and artists a dedicated space in which to explore and celebrate the landscapes we live in. Our contributors are encouraged to go forth and find distinctive visions that startle us, rural or urban, modern or prehistoric, industrial, post-industrial, fantastical, natural, political, however they come. But each must be meaningful, surprising, felt.
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        • Harry and Pierse by Hana LoftusWhat drew Becker to crouch in the fields day after day, obsessively documenting his neighbours as they worked?
        • Montol and Midwinter Light by Ysella SimsWe wind through the streets, the rain giving way to the winds of the next winter storm.
        • The Lost Dens of Leicester by Sharon TyersSixty years later, I often find myself deep within our den in my dreams.
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    • On Rathlin Island by Dara McAnulty

      After dinner, song bursts from every corner of the sky and we stop to listen in the twilight.

      March 31, 2020
      Essay, The Clearing
    • Running for the Trees by Suzanne Joinson

      It seems to me that in these last days the trees have expanded. Their presence – always noble and impressive – has increased, deepened.

      March 24, 2020
      Diary, The Clearing
    • Gutted Arcades by Jeff Young

      And I’m walking with him. He’s still haunting the city after all these years, since he left the place and never returned.

      March 9, 2020
      Essay, The Clearing
    • Interpreter of the Dream by Alex Woodcock

      I was lying in bed, the room exactly the same. There was some light, suggesting morning, a sort of grey and translucent light.

      February 10, 2020
      Essay, The Clearing
    • Ancient Hollow Grief by Kerri ní Dochartaigh

      All is not lost. There is still time. We are still here, and we must remember that it is in the day to day living that we must change things…

      February 3, 2020
      Essay, Poetry, The Clearing
    • FOUNDLE by Tanya Shadrick, Jo Sweeting and Louisa Thomsen Brits

      The chisel is held loosely in the hand so that it can strike the stone and transmit its voice through depth and out into air. A clear ring is heard which sings and resonates.

      January 27, 2020
      Essay, The Clearing
    • Seeking the trees: a rewilding diary by Emily Warner

      the deer are the engineers of the forest, they hold the key to its destiny, yet themselves rely upon it…

      January 21, 2020
      Diary, The Clearing
    • What flows beneath: an interview with Tom Bolton

      London is inexhaustible. It’s a place you can never truly get to the bottom of.

      January 6, 2020
      Interview, The Clearing
    • Artefact: A footnote by Jo Sweeting

      I have carved words every day for years: on the skin, into the body of stone.

      December 4, 2019
      Essay, The Clearing
    • Learning a Stone by Beatrice Searle

      I wait a few seconds and tap along the line again then pause to hear the sound emitted by the stone.

      December 4, 2019
      Essay, The Clearing
    • Artefact: The Explosives Factory by Louise Kenward

      The land holds their memory. His films remind me of times I hadn’t known and don’t remember.

      December 3, 2019
      Essay, The Clearing
    • Artefact: Church of the Storms by Alex Woodcock

      The branch of a tree scraped against the window, breaking my reminiscence.

      December 2, 2019
      Essay, The Clearing
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    THE CLEARING is an online journal published by Little Toller Books that offers writers and artists a dedicated space in which to explore and celebrate the landscapes we live in. Our contributors are encouraged to go forth and find distinctive visions that startle us, rural or urban, modern or prehistoric, industrial, post-industrial, fantastical, natural, political, however they come. But each must be meaningful, surprising, felt.



    Submissions

    The editors welcome original submissions in written, audio and visual genres. Submission should reflect The Clearing/Little Toller’s concern with the natural environment, but within this broad subject-matter we encourage a diversity of interpretation and approach.

    If you’d like to submit work to The Clearing, please email theclearing@littletoller.co.uk. Please refer to the submission guidelines. While we receive many submissions we will get back to you as soon as we are able.

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    Tollern river valley in West Dorset. Recorded in the Domesday survey as Tolre, derived from a Celtic word for stream in a hollow valley.

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