A film review written for the Amplify! Film Festival and published on their website ___ I Never Cry is a moving, raw, and beautifully paced new film from director Piotr Domalewski. With a gritty, true-to-life tone that digs deep into the personal experiences of its young female protagonist, I Never Cry explores themes of loss, estrangement, connection, and responsibility with great deftness and honesty... Continue Reading
Author: jessicakashdanbrown
No Sleep
A poem originally published in Artificial Fever's zine, The Art of No Sleep, a collection of work inspired by their EP - No Sleep Read the poem
This Place I Call Home
A creative non-fiction piece originally published on smple as a submission for Project Journal Entry: Reconnecting with Nature ___ These days I am finding that the garden we have, and the woodlands near our house, are what is keeping me sane. Without them, I don’t know what I would have done during this pandemic. And yet, it’s taken an event of this magnitude to... Continue Reading
There’s No Such Thing As
From the prompt: "There's no such thing as..." With thanks to: Anonymous ∙ Emma Victoria Ferguson ∙ Julian Kashdan-Brown ∙ Dione Orrom ∙ Lucinda Roberts ∙ Julia Kashdan-Brown ∙ Sara Murray ∙ @poetryof_loren ∙ Ariane Hunter-Wade ∙ Alex Scott ∙ Amelia Duffield ∙ Willow Orton ∙ Reuben Cox ∙ Cat Martin ∙ Amy Hodkin ∙ Bella Doyle ∙ Zoë Wells ∙ Kate Brown ∙ Amelia Rice... Continue reading
Don’t Be Afraid
From the prompt: "Don't be afraid of..." With thanks to: Joel Russell ∙ Zoe MacPherson ∙ Lottie Seymour ∙ Alex Scott ∙ Ben Tye ∙ Julian Kashdan-Brown ∙ Michael Francis ∙ Catherine Light ∙ Katie James ∙ Julia Kashdan-Brown ∙ Jonathan Mann ∙ Amy Hodkin ∙ @poetryof_loren ∙ Anja Črnivec... Continue reading
Hairstreaks
A poem originally published on NEJE Writers, a platform for showcasing writing. Read the poem
Climate Change Is
From the prompt: "Climate Change Is..." With thanks to: Amy Hodkin ∙ Leon Kashdan-Brown ∙ Julia Kashdan-Brown ∙ Olivia Spalter ∙ Sara Murray ∙ Zoë MacPherson ∙ Charles Brewer ∙ Anja Črnivec ∙ Zoë Wells ∙ Amelia Rice ∙ Jonathan Mann ∙ Catherine Light ∙ Anna Wolf ∙ Owen Haywood ∙ Dila ... Continue reading
Now is the Time
From the prompt: "It feels like..." With thanks to: Ariane Hunter-Wade ∙ Julia Kashdan-Brown ∙ Zoë Wells ∙ David Hunter-Wade ∙ Helen Francis ∙ Raffaela Martuccio ∙ Maurice Samely ∙ Hannah Louise Murray ∙ Ioana Traistaru ∙ Amy Hodkin ∙ Wendy Bibby ∙ Jacq Bridge ∙ Casper Burton ∙ Hannah Davenport ∙ Julian Kashdan-Brown ∙ Sara Murray ... Continue reading