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Follow The White Rabbit
This is a poem I wrote at The Things We Carry, a storywalk I co-hosted for ESEA heritage month with Singaporean author Erni Salleh. We spent a lovely afternoon in the New Forest sharing stories and making connections from the prompts Erni provided and my cup felt very full of inspiration when we sat down to write with our collection of ESEA snacks (including white rabbit sweets). This is what poured out of me. Follow the white rabbit down a tunnel you don't know where it goes
amyjaneharding
Sep 212 min read


The Nightjar and the Robin (or how friendship began among birds)
My short story 'The Nightjar and the Robin' is inspired by the Burmese folktale 'How friendship developed among birds'. This story was written as part of The Nightjar Project by African Activities in the New Forest which uses the nightjar's migration from West African to the New Forest to tell stories of people's movements and discuss ideas around belonging.
amyjaneharding
Jun 30, 20255 min read


2023/24 - will I look back on this as a turning point year?
Does anyone else’s brain still stubbornly file things according to academic years? I guess as a parent to two school age children that...
amyjaneharding
Jul 31, 20247 min read


Houseguest
Skin stretched like the croak of a frog, Deflating. Motherhood drapes her cloak. Newt resting on my swollen breasts like a hot water...

AJ Hardingson
Sep 13, 20231 min read


MixedRace Mama: Home-from-home series
In October 2022 I was a guest writer for MixedRace Mama as part of their home-from-home series. I contributed 4 posts (published on...

AJ Hardingson
Sep 13, 20236 min read


Dreaming of Poppies
This poem was written as part of a Bi+ Lines workshop run by Kobi Ayensuo which was looking at creating from the archive, and how we can...

AJ Hardingson
Sep 11, 20233 min read


Without Knowing Why
On a long train journey, two strangers meet. TW: suicide. 6 minute read. The regular rhythm of the train moving over the track was almost...

AJ Hardingson
Sep 11, 20236 min read


The Flushing Incident
Set in Elizabethan England, The Flushing Incident follows gullible goldsmith Gifford Gilbert and his adventure with Christopher Marlowe...

AJ Hardingson
Sep 11, 202312 min read
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