Brian Pollitt worked in Cuba from 1963-68 as Technical Director of the Commission of Social Studies, carrying out rural surveys and appraising the socio-economic conditions of the Cuban peasantry. Subsequently, he carried out frequent periods of fieldwork, focussing on the economic and social history of modern Cuba with special reference to the sugar economy. From 1995-2015, he was the principal organiser of the charity ‘Scottish Medical Aid for Cuba’, He is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Glasgow University.
Em Dehaney is a mother of two, a writer of fantasy and a drinker of tea. Born in Gravesend, England, her writing is inspired by the dark and decadent history of her home town. She is made of tea, cake, blood and magic. Her poem ‘Here We Come A-Wassailing’ is in the Christmas anthology […]
Prick is still evading ICE and arrives in Seattle. What becomes him and his crew in the city of Grunge, fish markets, Boeing & Microsoft? Transcript After what seemed like days of that rather monotonous, American hinterland (which was really only about 48 hours- but a bad batch of mescaline is a lifetime) we […]