The Open Page
issue two volume One
Poetry
When it comes to cults, the first thought most people have is of California and the 70’s, during the rise of such groups – Reverend Jim Jones and the Jonestown massacre or Scientology tend to come to mind. A matriarchal society led by the ‘Daughter of God’ based in Bedford is not a typical image, but this novel manages to convey the dramatic politics not only of small communities in general but also the specific dynamics of this cult.
Short Story Street
She comes to the house three days after your son is killed in a climbing accident, floating out from the backdrop of your world...
By Carly Holmes
Help! Help! Help
A lonely voice cries from the Ogbona bush. I recognize the voice to be that of my cousin Obialuju
By Victor Johnson
The young man considered what he should say as he steadied a bird cage on the jostling train.