Partial and partially transparent image of Thomas Hudson's 'The Thistlethwayte Family', an 18th century portrait of two parents with two daughters. Text: Still Life Though I am not a painter this is to be a portrait of my parents and my sister. You don’t have a sister. This is my mother speaking, someone I did once have. Julet Humphreys ©

Juliet Humphreys presents us with a quizzical, reflective and moving 'Still Life' today on inksweatandtears.co.uk/juliet-humph...

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A photograph of a wave crashing against a rock with the sun setting on the horizon behind it. Text overlayed on photograph reads: But Sinbad stirs within me like a fetus. Top left text reads: A thumb-sized sinbad under my armpit. Bottom right text reads: Amirah Al Wassif (c)

Amirah Al Wassif's 'A Thumb-Sized Sinbad under My Armpit' personifies an internal resistance to patriarchal constraints as a mischievous and adventurous imp.

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Photograph of a stary night sky. Text over photograph reads: a goddess incarnate in a mantra hymns that shut out real women. Top left text reads Chant. Bottom right text reads usha kishore (c)

Usha Kishore's 'Chant' is a lyrical interrogation of patriarchal threads interwoven in tradition.

Read it here: inksweatandtears.co.uk/usha-kishore

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To right: Image of late November trees with the leaves on the ground. VOTE icon Text: IS&T November 2025 Pick of the Month Mariam Saidan Taḋg Paul Antony Owen Andy Humphrey Tamara Evans Mallika Bhaumik

As we head towards the glitter and glitz, let's take one last look back at November. Will you choose Mariam Saidan, Taḋg Paul / @tigger.ie, Antony Owen, Andy Humphrey, Tamara Evans / cadicarterbrown.bsky.social or Mallika Bhaumik as your #PickoftheMonth?

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