ACCORDING to critic and psychoanalyst Julia Kristeva, abjection involves either a confrontation with our sense of physical being or a separation between the self and a rejected “other.” Objects of revulsion can be tangible, such as faeces and bodily fluids, but some forms of dread are abstract and ambiguous.
The New Abject collection of horror stories draws on the broad nature of Kristeva’s definition, which has inspired a loosely related set of tales that deal with the things that make us shudder and retch.
There are science-fictional dystopias, traditional hauntings, tales of body horror, social realism and surreal satire. And, as is customary for Comma Press, there is a blend of new talent and established storytellers.
Social housing provider donates over £13,000 to food banks in north Wales
This article is old - Published: Thursday, Dec 24th, 2020
A social housing provider has contributed over £13,000 to food banks local to their tenants and customers.
The housing providers in north Wales have contributed £2,500 to Gwynedd Food Banks including the Bangor, Arfon, Ffestiniog, Pwllheli and south Gwynedd areas.
They have also contributed to a food bank in Rhyl, Wrexham and Conwy, which is local to their tenants outside Gwynedd.
Adra decided to do make the donations due to the financial hardship facing local people including their tenants due to the pandemic and winter, a rise in homelessness, unemployment and universal credit.