Laura Maria Grierson

So, you're doing the responsible thing and staying indoors for three to twelve weeks. Great!

Reading The Handmaid's Tale has started to feel something of essential. I don't hold with "the canon", those must-read books that everyone with an English de...

This article was originally published in Seedling,1 October 2018 This year is looking great for those on a plant-based diet, but if you're a vegetarian we ma...

"Here we were, heading into the fire, ascending to the hottest and most dangerous part of the tower. In the extreme heat and with poor visibility, we were wa...

It's easy to recognise Netflix's Joe in the TV series You as a construct, but does it work as well when presenting him as the narrator in the book? And does ...

Honestly, Edinburgh is one of my favourite cities to visit: it's steeped in history, it has that city thrill without the dreary cloyingness of London, and it...

When their car breaks down, a heavily-pregnant mother leaves her three children in the car at the hard shoulder to find an emergency phone. When she calls fo...

On both Twitter and Instagram, I used to state "vegan" in the brief bios I have attached to my account. It felt like an integral part of my identity, so if I...

If you had to pick one book from your shelf that you'd never give up, even if that particular copy was worth thousands, which would you pick? It's not necess...

Despised by her neighbours and with no particular aspirations of her own, Marion lives in a six-bedroom ageing and neglected house, content with her daytime ...

It's not a book I would have picked up -- one of my best friends got it for me for my birthday, quite probably recognising that of the books on offer I'd rat...

Maybe you used to think being vegan was pretty simple: you gave up animal products, your friends made fun of you and your family were disappointed, but at le...

With Halloween just fading over the horizon, it's unlikely you've gone through a "classic" horror film list that hasn't mentioned Rosemary's Baby. Its creepi...

Following my double-publication in Seedling earlier in the week, I've been feeling motivated. After a couple of set-backs with translators and the fact that ...

Yesterday marked the release of the first issue of eco vegan magazine Seedling. Edited by vegan blogger and freelance writer Bethany at Little Green Seedling...

Millennial Pink (Undergrad Indigo)! Yep. That's right. I poured my heart into a poem, edited it, and sent it out into the world with the title 'Millennial Pi...

Look at this fantastically weird (and, according to my brother, f****** creepy) cover of Dark Lane Anthology 6. Don't you wanna dive inside and see what disc...

I haven't written anything for a while, but that's only because everything has been so busy! Stirling Publishing went to the London Book Fair in April, which...

Whether writing, editing, or liaising with clients, I spend the majority of my day on the laptop. Staring at a computer screen isn't good for my eyes or for ...

I've never reviewed an anthology before (or read that many, to be honest) but now that we will soon be announcing our winners for Stirling Publishing's inaug...