WRITING IN PRACTICE VOL 11

ABSTRACT
This article explores how experimental fiction can illuminate the layered complexities of place, focusing on the Welsh town of Aberystwyth. Drawing on Doreen Massey’s concept of “throwntogetherness,” it examines how spatial narratives intersect and evolve through time. The article reflects on the creative process behind my novel Storm, a work of historiographic metafiction that blends romance, ghost story, and cultural critique. Through intertextual engagement with Welsh literature, local history, and postmodern theory, the article demonstrates how fiction can reframe our understanding of place as a dynamic, multifaceted construct shaped by memory, narrative, and identity.

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HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE
Hubbard, Alex. (2025) Evoking “Throwntogetherness”: place, trace and the
novel. Writing in Practice. 11  DOI: 10.62959/WIP-11-2025-08