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#48 / Maximillian boxer /
PRINTED EDITION : NON-SUBSCRIPTION
In this issue, we get seaside surreal with Maximillian Boxer, alter focus with photographer Lily Heywood, discover the magic formula with Blissfool, live scribe with Amber Anderson, log off with the Bush Craft Bus and much more...
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Cover Artwork : Maximillian Boxer
Editor’s Note:
Well, that’s it, another year is rapidly drawing to aclose… except, that’s not it, is it? We are about to enter the busiest and, in my opinion, best time of the year. Festivities and fun, what could be better?
But this season, let’s make a pact to do one of the following: a) go out for a meal or drinks in your local town; b) buy a locally-made gift or piece of art as a present for a loved one; or c) attend a local event, Christmas-themed or otherwise. Ready… go!
In this issue, we alter focus with photographer Lily Heywood, discover the formula with Blissfool and take inspiration from the countryside with The Make Shed.
Maximillian Boxer gets seaside surreal, we log off with the Bush Craft Bus and perfect our pies with Prime Eats. Elsewhere, there’s Live Scribing with Amber Anderson, spooky stays with Esoteric Isle and Aylesham’s carnival court with Nina Shen. Plus much, much more.
Enjoy
Joe
Exclusive
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Features
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Exclusive / Features /
Nina Shen’s four-year portrait of a Kent mining village fighting to keep its carnival alive
From community food to Prime Eats, how Kanndiss Riley is cooking up a free-from food revolution
Columnist Anna Willatt, aka Esoteric Isle, goes on the hunt for the county’s most curious getaways
Columnist Zahra Barri speaks to Kentish poets Charlotte Ansell and Jake Nathan ahead of their appearances at Medway Lit Fest 2026
Reviews Ft: Jude Ness, Samuel Ashton & The Instincts, Pollena, Star.One, The Ovines and Apostol
Claire Gordon, founder of Goudhurst’s The Make Shed, on continuity, retaining textile skills and borrowing from nature
Amber Anderson on live scribing, drawing conversations and doodling on Porsches
Artist Maximillian Boxer on creating over selling, scratching the itch and having a taste for the unexpected
The Bushcraft Bus founders on fires, foraging and finding freedom outdoors, words by Angela Symons
Lily Heywood on her favourite images and why they don’t necessarily need a literal translation
FOCUS
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FOCUS /
Find some amazing locally-created gifts for this Christmas in Kent!
Experience the atmosphere, entertainment, festive shopping and social moments of #ChristmasInGravesham in 2026
Discover your traditional Christmas in Canterbury
Tenterden’s The Sinden Theatre announces festive line-up
DIGITAL EDITION
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DIGITAL EDITION /
We talk about the 6AM crew, not having a genre and leaving things to the last minute…