On the eyes of the beholder

Take one normal enough girl who’s sure she knows herself and who she’ll be. Who skips through life with rosebuds in her hair and a sweet song on her lips. Give her a ready smile for her neighbours …

On shapeshifting

Monsters have absconded with the lifeboats. Their frilled fins ruffle the ocean’s surface as they wheel and tug those punctured rafts into the depths. On the beach, we are a splayed catastrophe of wat...

On shapeshifting

On time travel and the lost art of keeping verbs in line

Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

On pruning, and going word-by-word

A young woman inherits her grandmother's cottage, and her peach tree

On pruning, and going word-by-word

On pruning, and going word-by-word

On going around in circles

Scientists have identified striking biological similarities between illnesses such as ME and arthritis. Could it lead to a revolutionary blood test?

On going around in circles

On revelry, and a great deal of commas

On revelry, and a great deal of commas

Quick, quick, slooooooow

Quick, quick, slooooooow

On correctness, and taking a very deep breath