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Short Story Competition!
Think you can write a sexy short story we would like to publish on our website? Senior editor, Christy Kate McKenzie, launches our very firs
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Calling All Aspiring Authors!
We've been dropping a few hints in the last month about exciting things to come for the PHS readers who are aspiring authors. Now senior
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The Write Thing: Finding Inspiration
Inspiration can strike us anywhere, at any time! Zara Stoneley and Piper Huguley talk about how they find and focus their ideas for stories
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When Inspiration Strikes
The Muse strikes at the strangest times, as Virginia Heath explores with us this month...
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Small Joys
It doesn't have to be all about the twinkling lights, bundles of gifts or mountains of food. Editor, Kali Anthony, reminds us that remem
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All About Roses
Continuing our series on the books that inspired our authors, PHS columnist, Vanessa North, talks about two stories with roses in the titles