“In this varied collection of short-short stories, the pieces speak to each other, themes overlap, characters are familiar – but the movement from one to the other carries with it a sniff of freedom. I think it’s being armed with the group’s operative background that somehow works to inform this, allowing readers to make sense of the flow between each piece. This flow and freedom are made larger by the accompanying white space that connects the diverse blocks of text. Flip through the thin book and it feels, as well as looks, light.”

“This Is What it Feels Like is of-the-moment and alive, pulsing with thoughtful, original ideas and questions, and spilling over with the trickiness of life. This is work, simply, to adore.”

“In this alternately bracing and meditative collection, a chorus of distinct but complementary voices channel an echoing mosaic of experience, including ageing, sexuality, motherhood, mental health, self-doubt and self-possession. Its pleasures range from vividly realised whole worlds of moment and feeling to tiny, complex shards of recognition, reflection – and reckoning.”

“This Is What It Feels Like is a collection that speaks beautifully about lives on hold, lost, or never lived; desire; illness; and bodies stretched in mothering and care. As a collection it is a joy to read. Contributions are held together by threads as fine and strong as spiders silk – not easily seen but occasionally glistening. The brevity of each piece enhances the reading pleasure, providing moments to savour, like honey sucked from the tip of a stranger’s finger or the smell of jasmine through the open window of a crowded bus.”