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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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      • Algiz by Nick Hayes

        I went picking and sawing fallen, seasoned boughs, that lay scattered on the valley slopes of the river Avon.

        August 2, 2022
        Essay, The Clearing
      • Stories in the Woods by Martin Maudsley

        Like a rolling river, seasonal changes can pass us by unless we intentionally immerse ourselves in the outdoor elements; feel the flow.

        August 2, 2022
        Diary, Essay, Film, The Clearing
      • Patterjacks by Benjamin Myers

        He cocked his head and listened, and for a moment the cool morning was perfectly still and silent.

        July 19, 2022
        Essay, The Clearing
      • Seen Dead by Mike Parker

        I try the church door, and much to my surprise, it creaks open.  I can’t remember the last time I found one unlocked.

        July 11, 2022
        Essay, Short Story, The Clearing
      • Perhaps All Art Is Ritual by Jackie Morris

        Is this giving back of the stones ritual; back to the land, to the sea, to the living, to the dead?

        July 4, 2022
        Essay, illustration, The Clearing
      • At the Very End of the Road by Phillip Edwards, an extract

        …fine nebulae of plovers high above loose weavings of lapwings above tighter sprays of redshanks…

        June 14, 2022
        Diary, Essay, Poetry, The Clearing
      • Milk by Robert Ashton

        A hundred years ago, the Evans family were far from alone in keeping a cow in their backyard.

        May 9, 2022
        Essay, The Clearing
      • The Last of Our Green Space by Jalal Abukhater

        Ramallah’s residents have a lingering sense of claustrophobia: it’s not hard to see why.

        April 19, 2022
        Essay, The Clearing
      • This is not the Wasteland by Caroline Beck

        The dale is full of dreamers, dry-stone wallers, artists, writers, potters, stargazers and poets all quietly soaking up its rich raw elements.

        April 4, 2022
        Essay, The Clearing
      • Shalimar, an extract, by Davina Quinlivan

        Hepworth carved a Burmese Baby from the blackest wood, silent and shining. She conjured him with her own hands.

        March 24, 2022
        Essay, The Clearing
      • Tanera Mor – the Summer Isles by Simon Page

        Crayon on paper illustrations of the Summer Isles, by the artist Simon Page.

        March 24, 2022
        illustration, The Clearing
      • Song of the Iris by Nic Wilson

        Each bold bottlebrush is tinted a timid pink, so pale it’s almost white, as if their painter lost conviction after the first wash.

        March 2, 2022
        Essay, The Clearing
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