the wintered tree
drains time from the sky
its trunk plunged
through earth’s cracked shell
spreading one idea
through connected minds
press a palm
to its machinery hum
steal the wisdom
of a turbulent century.
the wintered tree
drains time from the sky
its trunk plunged
through earth’s cracked shell
spreading one idea
through connected minds
press a palm
to its machinery hum
steal the wisdom
of a turbulent century.
Lucent Dreaming has been operating as a creative writing magazine since April 2018 from Cardiff. In 2023, we began our single-author trade publishing venture, launching

Today we shine the spotlight on Elin Heron, whose story John Truslove appeared in issue 11 of Lucent Dreaming, and whose book Jude is forthcoming

Lucent Dreaming signs Andrew Ogun’s debut poetry collection ‘Slingshot’

The Bookseller have announced their winners for regional and country finalists for The British Book Awards Small Press of the Year 2024. Lucent Dreaming have

Kolawole Samuel Adebayo (he/him), whose piece ‘The Poem in Which I Open Myself Like a Door’ is published in issue 7 of Lucent Dreaming, is

Think about the story you have in mind. Think about what happens next. Think about how it ends. Think about what the characters might be thinking about. Think about the nearby landscape, the sights and smells and sounds.
We are delighted to announce the winners of Lucent Dreaming’s 2021 Flash Fiction contest. The winning stories appear below, and will be published in our

Lucent Dreaming issue 9 has arrived at Lucent HQ and we think it’s our best one yet. Subscribe today from only £20 to purchase your
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