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Rebecca Ivory’s Free Therapy, published by Penguin Books.

Got a short story up your sleeve? A personal essay you're really proud of? Send your best work our way before the end of November if you want to be considered for our very first issue, 'Roots'.

Parc Cefn Onn after the rain.

My column on Saoirse Ronan burning the chat show circuit down theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Some pics from a half term trip to Bath where I enjoyed #UncannyVisions, the Goya and Paula Rego exhibition at The Holburne Museum. I also showed admirable restraint by not purchasing the lil squirrel clutching an acorn.

"Thomas Morris is a master of the contemporary short story, and the stories in this collection are his best yet.” —SALLY ROONEY author of INTERMEZZO ✨cover design by Jaya Nicely with art by Casual Polar Bear✨Coming April 2025

Beautiful everyday Ladybird things. The buttons in the button box (And a spectacular bit of painting by Artist: Harry Wingfield )

I was gutted to miss the launch of Tessa Hadley's 'The Party' last week. Thanks @GriffinBooksUK for posting my copy to me.

Short story writers, Tom is running an online workshop on editing and revising your work. You can find out more and sign up here: thomasmorris.net/workshops

The enormously talented Thomas Morris (one of Granta’s 2023 best young British novelists) is running a short story workshop… as they say, run don’t walk 😊 ⁦Laura Morris⁩ Workshops — Thomas Morris thomasmorris.net/workshops

One Stop

I finished reading A Room Above a Shop this morning and have been thinking about its landscape and characters ever since. This beautiful book is published March 2025 @AnthonyShapland Granta Books

We are so pleased to announce that after a year’s hiatus Extra Teeth is back and better than ever!

The indie tree is up: Gruff Rhys's #Candylion, the super furry animals bear from #Radiator, #Gachapin from The Killers #ReadmyMind vid, the milk carton from @Blur's #CoffeeandTV vid, and of course Jarvis Pulp at the top! All handmade by the talented Max!

Dave left Dogger propped up on the windowsill, waiting for them to come back. They were gone a very long time. Dogger’s Christmas

New blog post: an interview with Elaine Garvey about her debut novel set in a West End theatre #TheWardrobeDepartment anneolearyblog.wordpress.com/2025/02/12/the…

Happy to be on the longlist 🙂

OPEN UP now available in the US Unnamed Press.

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Stuck. Trapped. Flattened. ‘The Weight of a Man’ is an exploration of family, love and the search to escape pressures outside our control. 📚 Read Laura Morris's story in our upcoming anthology. Learn more & meet all our shortlisted authors: bit.ly/4dZRhIB