The Great Queue Greater than the sum of its parts, the Great Queues have a life of their own. They have evolved, over time, growing and changing; their own ecosystems developing. People join and people leave, but their monstrous presence, snaking through the cities of Britain, never change. Continue Reading
Birth in 2073: Crone Wisdom: Derisa Visits The Northside
Derisa looks very smart today, walking along a street in the Uber-Capitalist part of town; an area she would never usually be able to venture into without being stopped by the Capitalist Cops. She's wearing a dress of fine spun silk, the colour of angry clouds, that touches her old body in all the Continue Reading
Birth in 2073: Persephone Meets Haidies
This extract has a fair dues warning. If you feel it might be too difficult to read about birth trauma, lack of consent and assault, even in fictionised form, don't read on. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Walter sits in the Continue Reading
Birth in 2073: Malina’s Selkie And The Little Flat Cake
Malina felt the hot, wet child between her breasts wriggle and lift its head away from her sternum. Looking down, she meets her baby's gaze for the first time. With eyes as huge and dark as the depths of the sea, curls of wet, black hair stuck down in seaweed strands and ears as delicate and Continue Reading
Persephone Visits The Taramco Arcadia
"Welcome to the Taramco Arcadia", says the sign above the huge glass doors at the entrance to the hospital. The font is informal, yet classy, conjuring the atmosphere of a 5 star hotel rather than a hospital. Persephone steps through the doors as they slide silently open before her and is greeted by Continue Reading
Birth in The Year 2073: Malina Has Her Baby
Derisa pulls her scarf up over her head as she hurries down her garden path and out onto the quiet, dark street. It is frosty; in the gardens icy fronds flash white in the light of a full moon, which is partly obscured by clouds pregnant with the possibility of snow. Once again Derisa reflects on Continue Reading
Birth In the Year 2073
These snippets of fiction are written to help spread the word about our campaign #MarchWithMidwives 2022. I hope to paint a picture of how the absence of maternity care universally available, free at the point of contact, is so important. I hope to show how crucial midwives who are truly autonomous, Continue Reading