History, earned
'Like the clubs I love, I had been riding waves of my own': a story about baseball, Australian Rules Football and being diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, by Kylie Maslen
PEN Transmissions
Articles
Hockey is for everyone
'They bury it as deep under the ice as it can go': on belonging to a minority in a sport that hates troublemakers, by Jashvina Shah
Editorial: on sport
Sport is emblematic of what goes on in society as a whole. In this issue of PEN Transmissions, we've looked at it as a method of inclusion - and exclusion. As a method of belonging as well as of extreme alienation.
Power to the powerful
‘Money, power and politics are inherent to sporting events’: in Bahrain, the Formula One has become a site of protest. Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei tells us why.
Mum was an athlete
'When it came to sports, my mum picked up how to do ten things before she was taught a single one': Han Yujoo reports on growing up with an athlete mother, translated by Janet Hong
Someone else’s words in your mouth
Daisy Johnson investigates how our nature is shaped by language.
Nature and control
Jeremy Tiang on how nature - from gardens to sexuality, from supertrees to freedom of speech - is kept in check in Singapore.
Nature bubbling out: a conversation with Mahvash Sabet
We spoke to poet Mahvash Sabet about her connection to nature, writing poetry while in prison, and why, after all, life is beautiful.
Editorial: nature and its absence
What do you think about when you think about nature? Weeds? Mountains? The sea? Do you think about its absence, or perceived absence, in cities? Or do you ponder human nature?
Little voices
Luljeta Lleshanaku remembers how growing up in a small town in Albania shaped her understanding of nature
Editorial: secrets
Secrets and boundaries
When do you know that you've crossed a personal boundary? Jaap Robben, author of You Have Me To Love, a novel about inching closer and closer to the boundary, tries to find out.