Adam Meyers: My Life After a Critical Incident
My name is Adam and I have been a Police Officer in Wisconsin for 23 years. I am also a...
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Lucy-Paige Hamilton: Fruit Pastilles; a spoken word poem.
"Fruit Pastilles is a spoken word poem that highlights some of the struggles not only of physical recovery, but also...
Becky Mairi Farrell: Extraordinarily Ordinary
How often do any of us really look at our everyday surroundings? How often do we just travel on autopilot,...
Shirin Teifouri: Rotherham Flourish
Rotherham Flourish will be exhibiting their work on 9th of December in Mowbray Gardens library. This art-based project (funded by...
James Poulter: Mental health therapy through world music gig
Rafiki Jazz are a world music phenomenon. Based in Sheffield, they hail from all corners of the globe. The two...
Katy: The trauma of 11-plus failure
After 39 years of friendship with a close friend, I shared with her the trauma of failing my 11-plus in...
Becky Mairi Farrell: Removed from the Everyday
The story isn't keeping my attention, mostly because there's very little story. A young woman confined to bed in a...
Kate McAllister: A mile in my shoes
Sunlight streams through the circle of obscured glass, warming us up after a long night huddled together. We hear light...
Becky Mairi Farrell: Creatio Continua
"Ex nihilo" is a Latin phrase meaning "out of nothing". It often appears in conjunction with the concept of creation,...
Sheffield Flourish: Smartphone Stories
Course co-ordinator Imran Azam gave us a whistlestop lesson on how to create video stories, all on a basic smartphone...
Music & Depression. How do you feel?
My relationship with music is sporadic, volatile and extreme, but that is why I love it. There are times when...