A medieval study with open books, firelight, and ancient tools on a wooden table.

The WordSmith’s Forge

Where prose invokes.
led by voice, unboxed, unapologetic.

  • Another task, Another ask: write with control, at first. Let it slip. Let the thought unravel, then into something ghostlike… read on

  • An innocent request, at an unwittingly appropriate time; write a brief but disproportionately difficult attempt to rest… read on

  • An ask, made whilst dissecting the chaotic beauty of a piece of political writing; write out a wandering reflection that… read on

  • ‘Tis a tale of two transformed. where she walked, roses filled with thorn, wherein winds cut through you like the… read on

Sometimes, a fable spills over...

Forged Additions

This parable first brewed in the kitchens of Fables for Food. But sometimes, they ferment into literary grospel and thus, its honorary place at The Forge.

  • Oat milk? In keto?! A poetic tale of forbidden flavour, almond betrayal, and the sacred union of cream. The Grospel… read on