Driving Corpses for Money
The following is an excerpt from Brandon Christopher’s book ‘The Job Pirate: An Entertaining Tale of my Job-Hopping Journey in America’.
The Business End of the Music Business
A larger-than-life character provides a constant source of frustration for our music industry insider.
The Last of the Porn Peddlers
In a time before wi-fi, Laurence Rivers looks back to his childhood and a particularly didactic incident of buying porn.
So You’re Socially Awkward Too?
My daughter is a socially awkward child in a world of tests and labels. At 18, she will be tested for asperger’s syndrome.
Fear and Loathing in Indonesian Toilets
Any expat eventually has to assimilate into the local culture, regardless of how low you feel you must stoop.
Millennial Writing Life
I’m a millennial, a writer and I have dyspraxia. My history of being socially isolated by my peers has made me stronger and wiser.
I Survived 27 Surgeries
I may not have a stomach but I sure am hungry for life. 10 years and 27 surgeries later, this is my story.
Exterminating Angel
Bedbugs, the blood-sucking perverts of the pest world and one man’s journey to rid America of them.
Not In The Pink
When visual artist Tina Martel was diagnosed with Stage 2B breast cancer she decided to document everything. ‘Not in the Pink’ details her experiences.
Favourite Day
A man tries to flirt with an unsuspecting woman only to discover something he was not expecting.
Too High Too Far Too Soon
An excerpt from Simon Mason’s “Too High Too Far Too Soon”, a revelatory rock ‘n’ roll memoir of a life of drugs, Britpop and spiralling drug addiction.
A Fire for Help
It had been years since our father left. Our mother held a secretary job during the day and was no match for Dominic and I working to extend our freedoms.
An Interview with Scottish Cult Hero Jesse Rae
Talking Soup caught up with the ‘godfather of Scots-Funk’ turned politician, Jesse Rae after the 2015 UK general election.
The Plumber
A struggling writer works in a cafe and discovers a secret business operating in his workplace.
Why I Kill the People I Love…Inside my head
I murder the people I love inside my head. I fantasize about where I’ll go, what I’ll do and how their funerals will be.
The Best Easter of My Life
Found on the shores of The West Midlands, Holly Watson tells the tale of a young girl’s experience growing in 90s Britain. This was an Easter to remember.
Don’t Ever Become a Nurse
I can honestly say that my decision to become the Florence Nightingale of the 21st Century was probably one of the dumbest decisions I made.
My Tattoo Dilemma
I want a tattoo, but I don’t want my tattoo to be from Topman, because I’ll see someone with that same tattoo on a Friday night in New Cross.
Reporting from the Freddie Gray Protest in Oakland
Writer and activist, Joseph Meehan, reports from the front line of the Freddie Gray Jr. protests in Oakland, CA.
The Rise of Health Food Porn
Are you #cleanliving or are you a twat? Clean living and liking salad is totally fine, you just don’t have to tell everyone about it.
Life as a Single Mom
I can say though that since becoming a parent, it has really made me stop and magnify the things in my life that I don’t really like about myself and want to change.
