In mid-March when many of us were beginning to social distance from friends and family we had an idea to bring people together through the written word; as well as provide a creative outlet amongst the chaos. And so, Writing for the Soul was created; a Liverpool Region zine for people to share stories, poems, musings & more from our collective isolation.
We put a call out on social media for new writing and 12 people submitted a collection of short stories, poems and musings; reflecting on life at the beginning of the UK lockdown.
To help bring it all together we worked with local artist Louis Tuckman to create the beautiful design and Ronnie Hughes of a sense of place to co-edit.
We hope you find comfort in these pages of writings from the soul, and that you know you’re not alone in your loneliness. And maybe you’ll want to write something yourself...
Read it online here.