About Pulse
Our Ethos
Pulse is a creative anthology rooted in emotional honesty, vulnerability, and shared human experience. It exists as a slow, reflective space in a world that often prioritises speed, performance, and reaction over listening.
Pulse invites both writers and readers to engage with work that is sincere, thoughtful, and unafraid to sit with discomfort. It values care over spectacle, reflection over reaction, and authenticity over perfection.
Why Pulse Exists
Pulse was created to offer belonging.
It is for those who have felt unheard, dismissed, or told that their emotions are too much. It is for those who seek recognition in the words of others – a reminder that while our experiences are individual, we live them alongside one another.
Through poetry, personal essays, short stories, and flash fiction, Pulse creates a collective rhythm of voices that feel both distinct and connected.
The Role of Pulse
Pulse is not simply a platform for publication – it is a space held with intention.
Contributors retain full ownership of their work. The anthology operates with transparency and collaboration at its core. As editor and curator, my role is to create and hold a respectful container in which voices can exist without being reshaped or commodified.
Pulse is built on care: care for contributors, and care for the emotional weight that writing can carry.
About the Editor
Pulse was founded and curated by Grace 'Blakey' Blake-Grove, a creative writing student with a passion for building ethical, thoughtful creative spaces.
The project is as part of a Creative Enterprise module for her degree; however, Pulse extends beyond the classroom. It reflects a long-standing belief that writing can connect people in ways that feel both grounding and transformative.
Pulse is an invitation:
to speak,
to listen,
and to recognise ourselves in one another.
