Searching for Seashells
When we were much younger, my little sister spent one restless summer searching the shore for starfish. She dug her tiny fingers into the sand, gathering them excitedly in a bucket until they dried up, and then cried over their sorry cracked bodies. The holidays that followed, she took to walking th
The Isis Podcasts: In Conversation with Samira Ahmed
Join The Isis for a conversation with the journalist, writer and broadcaster Samira Ahmed, discussing Ahmed’s journey into journalism, her childhood in London and why she regrets pulling all-nighters at Oxford. Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3HmOYPliDt4SvZPqD4s6jv?si=kuHWPDJf
The Shakedown of Pornhub
In writing about Shakedown, Leilah Weinraub’s 2018 documentary feature, I am at a disadvantage. It is difficult to translate into words the dreamy visuals and experimental narrative that follows the queer women who performed in the Los Angeles black-lesbian strip club from which the film gets its
The Isis Podcasts: In Conversation with Jeffrey Archer
Join The Isis for a conversation with the infamous novelist who’s sold over 300 million copies worldwide. We discuss Jeffrey’s intensive writing regime, the pressures of writing for such a vast readership, and how he’s changed in his 50 years of writing. Listen on Spotify: https://
Crawling Order
forget about hands and knees– his chest is on the ground. he is flattening himself like sourdough naan as men in hats stand sentinel and impatient. this procedure takes all day he is heaving his bones–elbows bear the weight of stomach, ribcage, legs for the distance of one hundred and fif
The Isis Podcasts: In Conversation with Amika George
Join The Isis for a conversation with period poverty activist Amika George, discussing her relationship with social media, period poverty in lockdown, and her upcoming book, ‘How To Be an Activist: A Guide’. Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2QyIO3XjfgLaTR6MnsDoYF?si=8U
The Isis Podcasts: In Conversation with Mark Haddon
Join The Isis for a conversation with the author of the best-selling The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, discussing the pressures of literary success, the affects of lockdown on his creative process, and his recent graphic short story, Social Distance. Listen on Spotify: https://open.
The Isis Podcasts: In Conversation with Theo Kwek & Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan
Join The Isis for a conversation with the poets Theo Kwek and Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, discussing creativity in lockdown, identity in poetry, and their experiences of Oxbridge. Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Q3YUDRZWTEWxGaStAP2ut?si=e8HsGQnvR525mdaQrNE45w
Drifting Bridge
You are up on the bridge, my friend. You used to deliver heavy household equipment all over the country— hands of leather, moving like silk. One morning, many years ago, you blew into my house on a wood-violet breeze and landed inexplicably in the kitchen doorway. The setting sun spans the valley
