A review by aligeorge
The Good Journal by Nikesh Shukla

5.0

The first volume of The Good Journal is packed with brilliant short stories and journalism from BAME authors in the UK. There's some fairly surreal stuff, like The Woman Who Turned To Soap by Harkiran Dhindsa. And there are several really interesting takes on what it is like to have your culture hidden or erased in the name of integration - had to immediately follow Danielle Dash on Twitter after reading her essay, Stockholm Syndrome. I also found the tales of teenage girls trying to fit in pretty heartbreaking. And there are some really harrowing and touching stories of women reacting against restrictive cultures, see Happy by Isha Karki, Do You Go Back Home Often by SJ Ahmed, and Whose Men Are These by Phoebe Roy. I subscribed as part of the Kickstarter but you can still get copies I think (thegoodjournal.co.uk) - would highly recommend you do and can't wait to read volume 2.