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Beautiful Nature

MARCH 2022: After the storm

Tanker Talk, Michael Bloor

The Book of Regrets, Jennifer Mills Kerr

Where do Ice Cream Vans Go at Night?, G.G. Townsend

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NEWS

2022: Looking Back, Moving On

Jan 22

2022: Looking Back, Moving On

There’s no doubt that 2021 presented us all with unprecedented, unanticipated, unsettling events one way or another. Thanks to all our...

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The Hope Collection - March 2021

Mar 2, 2021

The Hope Collection - March 2021

Rather later than anticipated we are delighted to be able to bring you three new fiction pieces which together make The Hope Collection....

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Happy New Year

Dec 31, 2020

Happy New Year

Along with everyone else in the world tonight we will be raising a glass or two and saying good riddance to 2020. A big, fat goodbye to a...

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RULE OF THREE EDIT

Sep 15, 2020

RULE OF THREE EDIT

The best things don’t come in fours, fives or even sixes apparently. They come in threes. And we agree as far as our new edit is...

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Times they are a'changing ( aren't they just...)

Apr 29, 2020

Times they are a'changing ( aren't they just...)

We've made some changes to the website... see what you think!

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We're a Long time GONE...

Apr 21, 2020

We're a Long time GONE...

...but we're back! Finally out of hibernation but staying at home of course. Our hiatus only started out as a ‘small break’.....and then...

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THE EQUINOX EDITION

Sep 3, 2019

THE EQUINOX EDITION

Summer is officially over. September is upon us. The country is further descending into what increasingly seems like madness. We're...

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EDITOR’S CHOICE

Looking through our archives we realised just how many quality pieces of fiction Platform has showcased over the last six years.

Every month we are going to trawl the Platform archives and pull out one of our all time favourites to feature right here on the front page.

First Editor’s Choice piece to be revealed soon!

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G.G. Townsend

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