There are many questions that circulate endlessly during the creative job hunt, but none have a chokehold on publishing applications quite like the desert island situation. It’s appeared everywhere; including that infamous Fire episode of The Office US which had answers all the way from the Bible (Angela), The Da Vinci Code (Phyllis), and a hollowed out version of Physician’s Desk Reference with survival gear and a copy of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Dwight)

If you had to create a story using story dice, what would you come up with? Would it be poetry or prose? Something imaginary or connected to you personally? When I was part of a writers’ group, we were often given optional homework tasks. This was one of them. I hadn't written much poetry before, but I felt it would be the best way to convey what I wanted to say with the image of the story dice. Am I writing about someone, a hopeful fantasy, or is it a complete figment of cre

A renowned home for the eccentric, eclectic, and exceptional, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year did not disappoint. With only 36 hours under my belt to explore everything theatre possible, I made it my mission to seek out productions which pushed the boundaries of conventional storytelling to conceptual extremes.