Interfaith Blasphemy Activist Spirituality

  • Friend or servant, servant or friend

    Henry_ Being a friend and being a servant are the names I have for how I take part in the world. They overlap like patio windows. When the window is wide open, the two panes… Read more

  • Autistic Dialecticians

    Nora Ziegler I’m exhausted. I’m so tired I can’t speak. I can’t look at people or even heat up leftovers in the microwave. When I’m this tired I have a rare opportunity to find out… Read more

  • Let’s Play!

    Reham Bestawi Play is not a luxury. It’s essential for life, something we are entitled to carry throughout every moment of our waking lives.I am aware this is easier said than done, especially considering the… Read more

  • Bad Apple Ten

    Hear from Reham Bastawi, Nora Ziegler, Henry_, Black Sheep, Susan Clarkson and others on: play and revolution, dialectics and exhaustion, friendship and housework, an Old Testament story and Omegle, and much more. Why not have… Read more

  • Write for us!

    Call for Submissions – Bad Apple 10 – deadline 15 August 2025 Themes for Issue 10: Direct Action, Care and Youth We are looking for writing and artwork of various styles (up to 1000 words)… Read more

  • Prayer and Hospitality 

    By Nora Ziegler The dominant culture tells us that we must either be isolated or suppress our differences for the sake of connection. Offering and receiving hospitality can enable us to work across differences, recognising… Read more

  • Anti-racist Protest as Trauma Therapy 

    By Rumana Hashem  This article draws on some thoughts and reflections on how we can use anti-racist activism and collective organising to overcome trauma caused by abuse and hate. How can we take action against… Read more

  • Emergency Backpack 

    By Cat Odenkirk I recently went to a book club where we discussed Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler. It charts a young Black woman’s growth and survival in a dystopian hellscape. Lauren grows… Read more

  • Fantastical Football Killjoy 

    By Henry On Sundays I cycle down onto Hackney Marshes with my husband. On a wide flat area of reclaimed land, between channels of the River Lee, white painted goal posts line up across acres… Read more

  • Melanated Nature 

    by Libaharan Ravindran We grew up strong in nature, rooted to indigenous ways,  Using old ice cream tubs for placing curry in, being zero waste,  When I spot one of us in a green, rural… Read more

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