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Red brick on the beach, by Shan Ahmed

The Sculptor by Julia Smith (Lucent Dreaming Issue 11)

I saw time, in a brickI found on Valentine’s DayWhile alone, walkingThe headland, to PenarthA bright deep orangeFlashing romantic redA beacon glowing in the greyIts corners carvedSmooth, sides softenedPockmarked, planed awayBy the Severn EstuaryLayer by layerFor longer than I could calculateBut which I could see, could feelTime in the tale of a brickI took home, to place on my mantelSo

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Kamila Krol in the Spotlight

Kamila Krol, whose piece ‘Danse Macabre’ is published in the second issue of Lucent Dreaming, is a Polish illustrator currently based in Cardiff, with a head full of surreal stories and a strong desire to share them with other people. In her work she embraces individualism, female perspective and the power of imagination and storytelling. Since graduating from an illustration

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William Christofides in the Spotlight

William Christofides, whose poem ‘The Ascent of Idris’ is published in the second issue of Lucent Dreaming, is a literary historian based in Cardiff, currently researching the intellectual heritage of British Idealism at university. His love for literature began at age 14, listening to Bob Dylan and reading dangerous poetry anthologies in a school cupboard. Since then he has filled

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HAPPY 1 YEAR TO LUCENT DREAMING!

Can you believe we’re here? It’s amazing! On Halloween just gone we celebrated 1 year since we launched Lucent Dreaming online. Since then, we’ve printed 2 fantastic issues, published 24 incredible contributors, held a launch event, hosted three contests, changed websites, opened an Etsy shop and, most recently, started a Patreon page. We’ve learnt so much over the past year;

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Alix Edwards in the Spotlight

Alix Edwards, whose work ‘Buddha of Trees’ is published in the second issue of Lucent Dreaming, is a visual artist and writer. Her work explores motherhood, despair, resilience, entrapment and how we interpret statistics about people. She has MAs in creative writing (Goldsmiths) and photography (Central Saint Martin’s 2016) and her art has been shown at Angus Hughes, 198, Sutton

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