And so our drift this season comes to an end. We’ve reached the shore. We’ve stayed buoyant, surfing on the voices of the Solent, writing alive as the tide.

This season’s finale features ‘Anchor’ by Eden Wright, a poetic spoken word audio drama set at the cliff edge of a non-descript coastal town, where Lyn, our protagonist, finds herself each night, mourning.

Blending magic-realism and a coastal-gothic aesthetic, ‘Anchor’ explores the loss of a friend to addiction as Lyn endures the cycle of grief and must grapple with the internal, yet unwieldy voice of Stephen, her deceased friend, who unintentionally haunts her. The play delves into what it means to let go of someone and how to begin the process of healing.

Anchor was written by Eden Wright.

Eden Wright is a scientist by brain and poet by heart, currently residing in Hampshire. They are trans, autistic, a malteasers lover, a board gamer, and a multiple books at once-er. He has been published in Ambit & Young Poets Network, as well as contributing to the prologue "The Last Bit of the Moon" as part of Opera Up Close's rendition of Riders to the Sea.

The voice of Lyn/Stephen was performed by Scarlett Briant.

Recorded at Hightown Studios, Southampton. Sound design, recording, mix and master by Andy Halliday.

Anchor was commissioned by BBC Arts and produced by ArtfulScribe, executive produced by Jeremy Routledge at Calling The Shots.

New Creatives is supported by Arts Council England and BBC Arts.

LifeJacket is produced by ArtfulScribe, a not-for-profit writer development agency based in Southampton, supporting emerging and continuing writers in Hampshire, Dorset, and the Solent region. ArtfulScribe is supported by Arts Council England.

I am your host Antosh Wojcik. This is LifeJacket. Thanks for listening. Stay buoyant.