Obscure Oddities | Moraa Gitaa

2nd July 2015 | PEN OutWrite

Ben Curtis, AP

Louis Beautah is a disturbed and depressed man. Deep down he feels like a failure because of something he’s always known – his oddity or absurdity. The anomaly he has spent his life running away from. He’s … Read More

Falling | Jude Dibia

16th May 2015 | PEN OutWrite

Illustration: Kajsa Nilsson

Read in French here

Sasha was thirteen years old when he first heard the word wanker. He had no idea what the word meant. At first he thought he had misheard the common curse word “waka” that … Read More

The Art of Control | Juliet Jacques

15th May 2015 | PEN OutWrite

Image credit: Tactical Technology

Warning: This piece contains content that some readers may find offensive

Tamara O’Hara woke at noon to see an envelope lodged in her letterbox, overshadowing the boots, corsets, whips and chains piled by the … Read More