Hello! Rife Magazine ceased publishing new work in July 2022.

We've kept the magazine online as an archive and hope you'll still continue to enjoy all of its contributions from the last 8 years.

The Rife Team

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Home: A Spoken Word Poem

In this spoken word poetry piece, Lucy explores her experience in lockdown.

Treading Water

In this short documentary we follow the story of seventeen-year-old young carer who has had the responsibility of looking after...

Learning friendship and self-love: A letter to thirteen-year-old me

US teen movie Eighth Grade is coming to Watershed – and thirteen-year-old Kayla’s (Elsie Fisher) awkward journey through adolescence is...

Tears of Joy: the best funny videos for your day of sad

Everybody has days where they need a little bit of cheering up.

A Fighting Chance

Meet Iestyn, a young boxer who found community and support at Empire Fighting Chance in Bristol's St Pauls after the...

Why your jokes about sweets giving you diabetes aren’t funny

Lily’s here to update your misconceptions and explains why your jokes about diabetes are seriously pissing her off.

If you could change one thing for LGBT+ people, what would it be?

When I think about this question, my head starts spinning.

A Star is Born: The Price of Fame

Dana reflects on the hit film and asks if it fits in with how we see IRL celebs Please note...
Film / / Dana Archer

How Theatre Can Change You and How You Can Change Theatre

Tabby reflects on her time working on an uplifting piece of theatre about homelessness  Twelve weeks ago I walked into...