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With only one life to my name, it seems a shame to limit my experiences and outlook. If you take charge of your own story, you get to choose the ending.

You can argue that there's nothing more valuable than human life, if you like. But recognise you are making a judgement, not stating a fact.

Melissa Todd explains why OnlyFans workers are living the Marxist dream.

Writer, performer and director, Melissa Todd explains why denial offers a sure route to inspiration.

As restrictions tighten and we are advised to work from home, Melissa Todd remembers the creative potential of the morning commute.

Writer, performer, director and editor, Melissa Todd offers practical advice about how to deal with criticism productively in this engaging article.

Writer and director, Melissa Todd explains how you need to listen to your body if you want to be creative.

‘Sketches by Baz’ Barry Fentiman Hall Wordsmithery ISBN 978-1-9160183-1-0 £10 ‘Sketches by Baz’ is Medway’s own Gotterdammerung. It tells of a dusk of the old Gods by...

Publisher. Wordsmithery ISBN: 978-1-9160183-2-7,  Paperback, 64pp, April 2020,  To read Rosemary McLeish’s new book, Defragmentation, is to find yourself trappedin someone else’s nightmare. You feel as if you’ve...

Emma Lee creates poetry with the voice of an avenging angel, seeking out inequalities from all across the globe and down the centuries to fuel her work.

Life Behind Bards is a spoken word anthology conceived and driven by working class people.

My husband killed himself on New Year’s Eve 2015.

Mellissa Todd reading her own, Janus.

Melissa Todd is a writer, performer and the director of Hags Ahoy theatre company.

Mind the Gap is a poetry podcast. Each month an ensemble of spoken word artists send recordings of their poetry to Angela Dye: she...

I am a Pathological introvert. Talking to people scares me. I can do it, but I do not seek it out. I’ve got quite...

his short story podcast on the theme of 'Gifts' features short fiction from Dave Kavanagh, Melissa Todd, Maggie Harris, Juan Chemes, Daniel O’Reilly, Alta Ifland, Clare Morris.

Emma Lee discusses the three titles reviewed in this issue and updates us to changes in her team

‘Galloping Horses’ Setareh Ebrahimi Wordsmithery   £12 ‘There is no poetry in a life that was born/without love’ writes Setareh Ebrahimi, in this, her first full length...

Regular contributor, Melissa Todd extolled the virtues of letter writing in a previous article ( https://thebluenib.com/dust-off-your-quill/ ). In the article below, Michael Chacksfield...

The Pantser The freedom to create without the confines of a plan. Famous pantsers include such authors as Margaret Atwood, Stephen King and Pierce...

The Shape of a Tulip Bird Christopher HopkinISBN; UnavailablePrice  €12.99Available from the publisherClare Song Bird There are many poetry collections that deal exclusively in loss and...

Editorial:Dave Kavanagh Managing EditorWelcome to Issue 39 of The Blue Nib EssaysDoes Poetry Matter? By Clara Burghelea Poems As Time Machines By John D....

I’m writing this on a train. I’m at the start of a three hour train journey, and I’ve brought nothing to amuse me but...

ON WATCHING A LEMON SAIL THE SEA BY MAGGIE HARRIS (Cane Arrow Press) Available from the Publisher UK £12.00Worldwide £17.00 I had the luck to watch...

Edited by Dave Kavanagh New Poetry: Alyssa Cooper. Neil Creighton Abigail S. Cull Terry Doyle Jess Neal Woods Will Reger Marie-Andrea Auclair Ceinwen E. Cariad Haydon...