Category: Arts and Culture
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Graffiti on the Liverpool Loop Line: How a Forgotten Railway Became a Battleground for Identity, Protest and the Eternal City
Once a short-lived railway experiment, Liverpool’s Loop Line now survives as a quiet green corridor cutting through the city’s overlooked edges. But along its tunnels and crumbling walls, a different version of Liverpool is being written in spray paint and marker pen. From playful drawings to blunt political slogans and far-right symbols, the graffiti lining…
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The Eternal I
Discover the ultimate running playlist to help you run faster, stay motivated and enjoy every mile. From upbeat warm-up tracks to powerful mid-run anthems and a calming cool-down, this guide shares the best songs and headphone tips to transform your next run. running playlist
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Deco on Deansgate: The Tower of Light and Manchester’s Modern Architectural Renaissance
Four years after its official unveiling, Manchester’s Tower of Light on Deansgate remains a 40-metre architectural marvel, blending shell-lace-inspired design, laser-cut steel, and sustainable urban technology. From daily LED displays to low-carbon energy systems, this award-winning structure redefines decorative modern architecture while celebrating civic pride and natural forms.
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Bullet Mark
Bullet Mark is a haunting piece of flash fiction by Alison Little, capturing the quiet violence of a single wound and the lasting shape of survival through spare, lyrical language and unforgettable imagery.
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Can People Escape the Neurophoria? – A Powerful AI & Digital Art Exhibition at FACT Liverpool
Discover Can People Escape the Neurophoria? at FACT Liverpool – a powerful new media and digital art exhibition exploring artificial intelligence, human choice and digital identity through immersive installations. Other exhibitions at Fact include works by Bassam Issa Al-Sabah and Nina Davies.
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Foraging Memories
Foraging Memories by Alison Little is a reflective short story exploring grief, connection and nostalgia through the quiet discovery of everyday objects, revealing how personal belongings preserve memory and meaning in an increasingly digital, contactless world.
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Hearts Are Not Just for Valentine’s Day: A Style, Home & Culture Guide You’ll Love All Year
Hearts aren’t just for Valentine’s Day. From bold fashion and heart-themed boots to cosy home finds, cultural reads, music and romantic city experiences, this guide shows how to wear, style and live with the heart trend all year round – with confident, modern pieces that go far beyond pink clichés.
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The Loss
The Loss is a short flash fiction piece by Alison Little, written in response to Charlotte Hodes’ Silhouette: burnt orange, exploring grief, miscarriage and quiet recovery through an intimate moment on the Dorset coast.
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Grief Letter
Letters to Forever brings together deeply personal reflections on love, loss, and the ways we continue to carry those we’ve lost. As part of this evolving grief‑letter installation, Alison shares a handwritten message to her partner Dave, written two years after he died during the first wave of COVID‑19. Her letter sits within a wider…
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January Newsletter
A reflective round-up from alisonlittle.blog bringing together January’s writing, artwork and local cultural coverage — from returning to digital sketching and feminist conceptual practice, to flash fiction, hidden heritage, major Liverpool events, and the continuing campaign to reopen Breck Road Library, alongside new thinking about public art, play and creative space in the city.