writing

Cauliflower. The deformation of a wrestler’s ear. A grappler’s rite of passage. When I first wrestled (just after I could walk) my dad purchased a blue headgear for my brother and me. BRUTE was written on the side. “Brute” soon became a…

It happened on a Thursday. I had skipped breakfast because I didn’t have the time. This wasn’t uncommon. I normally skipped breakfast. I caught the Bakerloo line to the office in Paddington. The journey consists of two stops. Due to…

Loud shouts of drunken cheer, slamming of bottles, and a real distinct “40 types of beer have spilled all over this floor and no one bothered to clean it up” smell hung about the crowded bar. A hazy smoke drifted across the busy room from…

“Another inch to the left!” I yell out to Sarah, who’s controlling the small crane, “And stop!” She stands up from the control panel and quickly, but carefully, makes her way across to help me fit the metal bar into place. “Watch out,…

As I am writing this, the Glasgow International Comedy Festival drew to a close last month. 2018’s iteration of laughs and giggles wrapped up for the year, with many noteworthy acts – including the subject of my interview, Chris McQueer, an…

So, you've successfully managed to avoid your social commitments to sit down and write something. After combing through it to check the grammar and that there isn't a trail of letters from when you fell asleep on your keyboard, what's the…

"Every thief in the city knows not to steal from Him and yet that was what I had inadvertently done."

"This was my gift, my power. I wanted to learn how to use it properly."

And now we've reached the crucial point, the part that I was quite honestly dreading, because I don't want to admit that this is how I actually felt about it, and it's such a simple statement.

"We may not all have the potential or the chance to change the world the way Alexander Hamilton did with his writing but the fact that it was even possible in the first place is inspiration enough."

Whether it's a college paper, a novel, a speech or something else entirely, we'll help you get it done fast with our top five tips.

"Isn't it a little unconventional for one to have a male assistant?"

Cultured Vultures is a website for writers, by writers. We know how difficult it can be to make an imprint with your writing on the big, bad world wide web, which is why we were established - to help you find an audience. From interviews…

"Nick slumped in his chair, realising that the story may end up being longer than he had anticipated."

"There was no BS with CV. They're good people who give a damn about helping budding writers. A rare thing indeed."

Shaun put a lot of thought into our final question.

Nick likes our logo. Nick is a wise man.

If you're going to pretend to write something today, you might as well listen to some writing podcasts as you procrastinate.

A short story about a fourteen year old witch who would not kneel.

Don't worry about the mask. Honestly.