Online dating by Joe Tuesday
By Joe Tuesday Having recently come out of a relationship and feeling sorry for myself I decided it would be a good idea to see if the stuff I’m made out of is still somewhat sought after by the opposite sex. I’ve never been great at dating and forming relationships, my last relationship was the […]
Flames of the furnace, a poem by DARREN HOBSON
The writing community on Twitter is a place where you can read beautiful words, showcase your work and meet lovely people. Just last week, while promoting my zine on twitter, I checked all three when I stumbled across poet Darren Hobson. The below poem, Flames of the Furnace chimes with me, and with Darren’s permission […]
A splendid isolation: why I’m enjoying lockdown and how you can too
The Easter prior to lockdown was a long sunny weekend. Families got together, couples went for romantic meals – I had nothing planned. I was just lay on my bed in my room listening to the parties outside and feeling a deep sense of regret that I not only didn’t have a family of my […]
Buy a Hopezine today
Dear friends, family and colleagues, Hello from a sparklingly frosty Staffordshire. I’m delighted to present issue 4 of Hopezine today, attached, which is hot off the press. You can buy yours today. And past issues as well as paintings can be brought here. In this special winter 2020 edition of Hopezine, there’s a spiritual theme, […]
Hope when all hope is lost
By GC In early June 2019, I came home from hospital without the twins I was expecting. My beautiful son and daughter were born alive, but too small to survive for long. I can’t find adequate words or phrases – in this language at least – to describe how dark and devastating that sort of […]
Excerpt from ‘The Seeds of Selfless Service’
By Stevie Saranga One day a wandering holy-man, a mysterious mendicant visited our hill-top ashram. He had taken a vow of staying no longer than three days in any one place and like a bumble bee, travelled the earth taking a little nectar from each tiny flower, pollinating as he went. He was somehow aloof […]
How self-isolation has evened the playing field for people with severe mental illnesses
By Erica Crompton Today, as coronavirus sweeps across the globe, everyone is staying at home and it feels like the playing field has evened out for people with severe mental illness (as well as the elderly and disabled). It’s made hermits of all of us. There are various things I do in my self-imposed exile […]
Everyone is looking for Love
By Bhakti Vinode, Gardener (as seen in The Guardian) My story begins in London when I was 20 years old. Myself, and my new friend Glen were walking around the West end of London. We spent all of our money and Glen suggested we go to the Hare Krishna temple for a meal. I said […]
Storms make people stronger
By James Leftwich, CEO NoLongerLonely.com I’ve never tried to commit suicide. However I certainly have thought about it. I’m not a religious person but I do have a belief that life is quite precious and that abandoning it is something of a violation. Suicidality is a repudiation of long-term thinking. Someone on the brink cannot […]
Train fable
Feeling low in lockdown? You’re not alone, as Editor Erica Crompton shares her nostalgic tragedy and urges readers to make the most of what they have Once upon a time, in a world where I had a secure job, partner and Herne Hill mansion; I had had a meeting with Emma, the immaculate press officer […]