The Useful and the Beautiful
by Jayne Marshallin 🎭️ Culture
The Useful and the Beautiful
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Writing, editing, and life in Madrid, Spain - often all at the same time. The Useful and the Beautiful takes its name from an editing principle: remove anything from the page that is neither useful nor beautiful.
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About Jayne Marshall
My debut essay collection was published in 2025 by Modern Odyssey Books. My second collection will be published by Ybernia in 2027. I hold a master's in creative writing (University of Oxford). I'm an editor + Editor of The Madrid Review.
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