Scrawled

Too Ripe, or Rotting We always have trouble with fruit flies in August. There must be food stuck in the drain or hidden under the fridge, festering in the dark. Thought Dean. He littered the brown laminate counter-tops with plastic cups: red, yellow and blue. Then half-filled them with merlot, wrapped them in cellophane, secured them… Read more

Normal People – Critical Review Sally Rooney’s second novel, Normal People, is an astute and stark exploration of contemporary relationships. Centred around two characters, Marianne Sheridan and Connell Waldron – adolescent friends on polar ends of a spectrum of class and social relationships. The novel explores their dynamic as they transition into university life. The distance between… Read more