Articles – Zoë Wells // Writer Editor Translator

Injury Report

(published 10/04/2022 on House of Dodge) We’ve all got our bashes and bruises, our broken fingers and badly twisted knees; but just how injury-prone is dodgeball as a sport? We decided to find out by sending out a questionnaire to as many dodgeballers as possible – of all different levels, nationalities, experience levels – toContinue reading “Injury Report”

BUCS Finals Day – Cups, Calamities and Controversies

(published 22/03/2022 on House of Dodge) This is how the BUCS season ends: not with a bang, but with a whimper, official complaints, and reffing errors galore. It was a fantastic day of dodgeball from all players, and one that everyone should walk away from feeling proud of how they competed on court. On theContinue reading “BUCS Finals Day – Cups, Calamities and Controversies”

Meet the Club – Manchester Bees

(published 04/05/22, House of Dodge) They’re the biggest club in the UK. Their black and yellow kits are the envy of Wiz Khalifa fans across the country. Around every corner of St George’s park, you can hear the sound of buzzing. Manchester Bees need no introduction – and yet here I am, writing one anyway,Continue reading “Meet the Club – Manchester Bees”

Meet the Club – Pterodacthulls

(published on House of Dodge, 01/03/2022) This week we sat down to chat to the newest dino-themed club to enter the dodgeball scene. No, it’s not Stafford and their twenty different shades of raptors; but rather the Pterodacthulls, a fresh-faced team from the University of Hull that made their debut mere months ago. [Read more]

Meet the Club – London Knights

(published on House of Dodge, 25/01/2022) From launching at the same time as the coronavirus, to fighting for the top spot in the South Eastern regional league, London Knights have certainly had a colourful first few years as a dodgeball club. It’s easy to forget among the plethora of London clubs now – Saints, Knights,Continue reading “Meet the Club – London Knights”

BUCS Report – League Meet 2

[published on House of Dodge, 09/12/21] Since the last BUCS report, two teams have held onto their leads; three have been usurped; three leagues simply didn’t meet; and two were cancelled due to hall booking problems, because, well, of course they were. It’s comforting to know that even with the relative glitz and glamour ofContinue reading “BUCS Report – League Meet 2”

Review: “Zorrie” by Laird Hunt

[published on Bandit Fiction, 24/10/2021] Finishing Zorrie and finding out, through his acknowledgements section, that Laird Hunt kept a copy of Virginia Woolf’s The Waves on hand throughout the writing process is the least surprising part of a novel that, generally, does not try very hard to surprise you. Zorrie is a gentle book, or at least is trying to be.Continue reading “Review: “Zorrie” by Laird Hunt”

An Interview with Lynn Buckle, Author of “What Willow Says”

[published on Bandit Fiction, 11/07/2021] Lynn Buckle is the author of two novels, the latest of which, What Willow Says, was published by epoque press in May 2021. She lives on the Bog of Allen in Rathangen, Ireland, where she is a UNESCO Cities of Literature Writer in Residence. She is the founder of the IrishContinue reading “An Interview with Lynn Buckle, Author of “What Willow Says””

Review: “What Willow Says” by Lynn Buckle

[published on Bandit Fiction, 05/07/2021] How do you fill the gaps where no words exist? That’s the question at the heart of What Willow Says, a novel which follows the interactions of a deaf granddaughter and her grandmother as the two connect over their shared love of nature. [Read more]