Issue 13
October 1, 2022
The Fence

Blair’s Blokes

A collection of essays on the men who stood tall in the age of Sir Tony.
Hugh Morris

The Rhyme of the Ancient Marketer

People say there’s no money in poetry. Mike Garry begs to differ.
Fergus Butler-Gallie

Goblin Mode

Our editor-at-large tries to buy a new friend.
Josh Mcloughlin

Around About the Trent

Josh Mcloughlin issues a call to arms to the North - and to the Midlands.
Róisín Lanigan

Welcome to the Pleasuredome

Where do you take an Irish hen party? Blackpool, of course.
Kieran Morris

Think You’re Hard Enough?

How do you spot a hard man? You ask the world’s hardest man.
The Fence

Destitution Row

A modest compendium of those who died penniless.
Séamas O’Reilly

With a Thud

What happens when a story you’ve worked on for months doesn’t land with a bang?
Michelle Taylor

Do I Dare to Eat a Peach?

Why are T.S Eliot’s letters so deathly dull? We asked an expert to ask other Eliot experts about OId Possum's epistolary style.
Jimmy McIntosh

Strangers in the Night

Our resident booze maven went for a night out in Parliament.
Gareth Watkins

They Log You Off, Your Mum and Dad

My son may need to spend some time offline.
Christopher Kissane

Silicon Playgrounds

A vision of the future in Tallinn.
Jade Angeles Fitton

Splitting Hares

Following the white hare all the way down into Ampthill.
Tim Abrahams

The Wild Bull of the Pampas

Singing, swinging, and hunting for suburban smut.