T H E  G R I N D  is resting.

Not forever.

Just for now.

Sleep with little rest,
Work for no reward,
Dream with boundless ambition, 
And be happy
Despite it all.

We are currently reviewing the submissions for the flash fiction EP project and will be in touch with the successful writers as soon as possible.

​In other news, L-space have a brand new video for their track Southern Reach. The song was inspired by Jeff Vandermeer's Southern Reach trilogy of books. You can also find the band on Spotify and they'd appreciate any follows you could give them!

The band made up of the people who run The Grind​, L-space,  have released their debut EP. You can listed to Sol 0 here. Don't forget- you can see us at King Tut's on the 4th of February!

 THE GRIND has returned and plans to make 2017 a good one. The book of speculative fiction we plan to publish should be out in March/April and we have an exciting show to announce shortly.

​Also, THE GRIND's band, L-space, is playing King Tut's in Glasgow on the 4th of February. We'd be over the moon to see some contributors to THE GRIND there! You can get tickets from the L-space website.

T H E G R I N D turned 3 yesterday. It has been a funny 3 years. I never thought that T H E G R I N D would turn into what it has, touch so many people, or be such an important part of my life. I, and everyone involved in T H E G R I N D, owe it all to the people who have supported us over the years. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you. Without you, we are nothing.

This year we're supporting The Moldova Project; a truly wonderful and inspiring charity. If T H E G R I N D has been a positive influence on your life in any way, please consider donating to The Moldova Project's Christmas campaign. Thank you.

Donate here > http://tiny.cc/1in300

T H E G R I N D is working tirelessly on our plans for the next few months. There will be ANNOUNCEMENTS. There will be FICTION. There will be EVENTS. But for now, here is a playlist of the hip hop that powers T H E  G R I N D.

We met Boom Saloon; a brand new magazine dedicated to exploring and democratising the arts. We talked about how they started, what constitutes art, and James Bond.

For more information about Boom Saloon their contributors: boomsaloon.com

Facebook: 
fb.com/boomsaloon
fb.com/thegrindjournal
Twitter:
@Boom_Saloon
@thegrindjournal
Instagram:
@boomsaloon
@thegrindjournal
Wideo Media- Garry Anthony Fraser
Music Comes First Records- Oddacity and Madhat Mcgore
1250TV
Pieute
Boom Saloon's video partner is Campfire; a wonderful digital agency based in Edinburgh: 
createdbycampfire.com/

Their contributors for this issue are:
Corbin Chase
Clemence Khan
Stacey Hunter
Linda Welters
Denitsa Toshirova
Mathias Benninghoven
Tamarin Fountain 
Disa Hokenstrom
Rupi Kaur
Naomi Wood
Nickie Shobeiry
James Belkewitz
Nathan Dean
Charlotte Klein
Aitor Frias & Cecilia Jiminez
Iain Nevill
B.D. Graft
Jaz Jagdeo
Joseff Morgan
KT Smail
Fidel Garcia
Alexander Black

The song played was Arcology by L-space.

T H E  G R I N D is available for graphic design and animation commissions. If you like what we have done in the past and would like posters, animations, music visualisations, or anything in-between then get in touch. Our fees are reasonable and we charge a flat fee for posters and visualisations. Get in touch and see if we can help you out.