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Poem: Thoughts following the news that Tehran can send a missile to London
17th July 2026

Poem: Thoughts following the news that Tehran can send a missile to London

by Kate Bailey
Hot and bothered: Dana Littlepage Smith on dealing  with heatwaves
10th July 2026

Hot and bothered: Dana Littlepage Smith on dealing with heatwaves

by Dana Littlepage Smith
From beacon to renaissance: Sungsoo Kim explores the thread connecting Isaac Crewdson and the 1895 Manchester Conference
10th July 2026

From beacon to renaissance: Sungsoo Kim explores the thread connecting Isaac Crewdson and the 1895 Manchester Conference

by Sungsoo Kim
Bridge builder: Richard Seebohm on John Wilhelm Rowntree
10th July 2026

Bridge builder: Richard Seebohm on John Wilhelm Rowntree

by Richard Seebohm
To the letter: Jane Gibbins on a unique correspondence
10th July 2026

To the letter: Jane Gibbins on a unique correspondence

by Jane Gibbins
The Quaker Music Network: Sallie Ashe reports
10th July 2026

The Quaker Music Network: Sallie Ashe reports

by Sallie Ashe
Poem: And, and…
10th July 2026

Poem: And, and…

by Jonathan Lingham
Two perspectives: Friends in Scotland report from their June gathering
3rd July 2026

Two perspectives: Friends in Scotland report from their June gathering

by Rachel Crockett and an anonymous Friend
Superb blasphemy: Jonathan  Wooding asks whether Walt Whitman’s poetry is the counterpoint to Quaker stillness
3rd July 2026

Superb blasphemy: Jonathan Wooding asks whether Walt Whitman’s poetry is the counterpoint to Quaker stillness

by Jonathan Wooding
A toxic composite: Pennie Quinton remembers Grenfell
3rd July 2026

A toxic composite: Pennie Quinton remembers Grenfell

by Pennie Quinton
Poem: Sestina For Elizabeth Heyrick
3rd July 2026

Poem: Sestina For Elizabeth Heyrick

by Steve Day
On side: Abigail Maxwell wants intersectional empathy
26th June 2026

On side: Abigail Maxwell wants intersectional empathy

by Abigail Maxwell
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