Ellen SymonsA space left empty, a space to be filledI rue the moment I learned to read.3 min read·Feb 17, 2023----
Ellen SymonsI doThere’s a line between dedication and obsession. Often, I think I know exactly where that line is. Often, I am wrong.2 min read·Sep 25, 2022----
Ellen SymonsBijou and the Philosopher TreeLike an ancient tree, a story has an inevitable internal logic that the writer must find and follow.5 min read·Jul 24, 2022----
Ellen SymonsThis is the day I die(An earlier version of this story was published in Heroic Care: 35 Writers & Artists Show What It Means to Care, A multi-genre anthology…4 min read·Mar 27, 2022----
Ellen SymonsThe Summer of Laying Workers, 3It’s been a long set-up here and here, but we’ve arrived at the punch line. Or at least, at my favourite part of this story: where we see…6 min read·Feb 27, 2022----
Ellen SymonsThe Summer of Laying Workers, 2Read Part One of this series here.5 min read·Jan 23, 2022----
Ellen SymonsThe Summer of Laying Workers, 1A passion almost equal to writing, for me, is beekeeping. Honey bees are exceptional animals, fascinating to humans and heavily researched…4 min read·Dec 26, 2021----
Ellen SymonsA shiny futureI’m inspired by stories that unfold from or into a post-apocalyptic perspective. But I still believe in a shiny future. Here is where I…3 min read·Nov 28, 2021----
Ellen SymonsWhy I love TwitterAs you’d see from the activity on my website’s sidebar, I’ve been living on Twitter for the past many months.3 min read·Sep 3, 2021----