THE BROAD'S CREATIVES

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The Broad is no longer exclusively a hub for student journalism, but now also for student creatives! Our Creative Section was launched in January 2022 as a new platform for writers to share their creative work! Each month, we will select a hand-full of creative pieces to publish at The Broad. Currently, we are accepting Poetry, Flash-fiction and short pieces of creative non-fiction, but are always open for new suggestions. For further information, or to pitch a piece to us, email thebroadcreatives@gmail.com

The Barman's Diaries #3

Illustrations by Grace McKenna Wednesday 4:30pm I can now state beyond any reasonable doubt that society is approaching some form of collapse, why? Because I’ve just been informed that we’re going to start buying our toilet roll on TikTok. I kid you not, apparently that’s a real thing. I’ll just leave that there because a statement like that is sort of beyond analysis. 6pm Right, other than the sixth great extinction being upon us, there’s a decent crowd in here at the minu

Creative

Eamonn O'Sullivan

Apr 283 min read

The Barman's Diaries #2

Illustrations by Grace McKenna Saturday 6pm For anyone wondering if I’m making full use of this return to studenthood, I’ve seen all 10 films up for best picture at the Oscars next week. I’m starting here because a group of women came in after their book club on Friday evening, discussing the things they’d do to Jacob Elordi (and sure, who could blame them?). I asked one of the women what they’d been reading and what did she say? You wouldn’t know it… Suffice to say her drink

Creative

Eamonn O'Sullivan

Apr 283 min read

The Barman’s Diaries #1

Illustrations by Grace McKenna It's 20:03 and ‘Red Wine’ by UB40 is playing. It’s raining backwards outside; the only drink I’ve served in the past 30 minutes was for myself. I currently have a whopping three customers, the two in the corner are playing battleships and sipping negronis, the other is making steady progress through our stock of Pinot Grigio. I was thinking about David Attenborough earlier while cleaning the fridges and, hold on, my favourite customer has just

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Eamonn O'Sullivan

Apr 282 min read

The Bee Cemetery

Illustrations by Grace McKenna The Cemetery was situated at the bottom of a pillar of rock at the edge of the woods, past the long grass, past the ticks, and past the rabbits in their cages in the lane. The Bees were abundant in the spring, and by the age of ten, I had been stung three times– once on the chin, once on the thigh and once on the grass whilst playing barefoot. My sister remained untouched. She liked to consider herself in alliance with the Bees– her, a small th

Creative

Bea Lermite

Mar 303 min read

Autumn Recommendations

The Broad's Seasonal Recommendations are back! Kristy, Daniel and Alexis from the Creative Team have put together their picks for you to listen to, watch, and read to get you in the autumnal mood. From cosy and comforting to spooky and mysterious, there is something for everyone on this list! Illustrations by Grace McKenna TO LISTEN Kristy's pick: Lord Huron, The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1 Lord Huron, ‘The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1’, Spotify Lord Huron’s most recent album treads

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Creative Team

Nov 2, 20253 min read