Splinters, a writing collective convened by Rosemary Bechler and Leonie Rushforth and, from the outset, including Christos Tombras, Samir Gandesha and Iain Galbraith, presented its first edition on openDemocracy in October 2019.
While a manifesto of the collective's aims was never set down in writing, its activity is encapsulated by the Splinters subtitle: "sallies into the here and now".
Subsequent editions were posted every month (except for holiday breaks in the Januarys of 2020 and 2021). Irene Peroni and Chris Myant joined the collective from August 2021. A penultimate edition appeared in October 2021, and then there was silence.
