Bending The Arc Magazine Edition 3

Happy Earth Day 2026!

One year ago today, the Bending The Arc Editors launched our very first edition of the thrutopian magazine Bending The Arc on Substack, to showcase a possible, thriveable future that we would want to bring into being.

Today marks the launch of Edition 3. Over the next two and a half weeks there's lots to enjoy, ponder and contemplate. If you're not already signed up you can get each post to your inbox or Substack app. And all posts are here too: https://bendingthearcmagazine.substack.com

Contents for Edition Three: 22nd April

• Wednesday 22^nd April: Speak! In Emerald Conversation: poems from Claire Collison and Kara Barlow

• Thursday 23^rd April: The Rising: story by Carrie Starbuck with artwork by Maisa Mreiwed

• Friday 24^th April: Salmon Totem: memoir extract by Helen Moore

• Saturday 25^th April: Summary post (with links to pieces so far), plus the first of three visual poems by Jon Stone

• Monday 27^th April: Unstoppable… a Beginner’s Guide to Making an (im)Possibly Glorious Future: interview with Hannah Mulder

• Tuesday 28^th April: Because We Believe We Can: poems from Katrina Naomi and Sarah Mnatzaganian

• Wednesday 29^th April: A Climate Majority Scenario: feature by Prof. Rupert Read

• Thursday 30^th April: Creating ‘The Climate-Conscious Writers Handbook’: feature by Wren James

• Friday 1^st May: A National Park on Your Doorstep - Cardiff’s Bid to be a National Park City: feature by Benjamin Geeson-Brown

• Saturday 2^nd May: Summary post (with links to pieces so far), plus visual poem by Jon Stone

• Monday 4^th May: A Time Traveller and a Poet Do a Ridiculous Thing. Of Course They Do! Interview with Rob Hopkins

• Tuesday 5^th May: The Future Starts with a Seed: fiction from Édi Longwave and Michelle Silvestri, and one of our suggested Everyday Actions

• Wednesday 6^th May: A Visionary Road Map: book review by Karen Elias

• Thursday 7^th May: Remember Where the Raspberries Grow: story by Ruth Rosenhek

• Friday 8^th May: ‘We’ll Meet You There’ - Thrutopoetry Launched! Poems from Alice Willitts, Hilary Watson and Ilse Pedler

• Saturday 9^th May: Summary of all Edition 3 pieces, plus last visual poem by Jon Stone and advance notice of our next submission window