When we send each issue of Oh Comely to print, I almost always feel that there's a piece of writing in there that's changed me in some way. And my round-up consists of that sort of piece. It's no definitive selection of our best and most polished, and you can find plenty more to chew on in the Words section above.

Instead, here are a few bits of reading that made me laugh, or made me cry, or made me think in 2015.

Issue 24, Lost and Found

Cooking For Others Can Be Selfish declares Sarah Miller's defiant longform piece about why she's never cooking again. Jason Ward's rambing interview with director Ana Lily Amipour was huge fun to read and discussed pretty much everything but her new Iranian-American vampire western. They pondered the pros and cons of dying at the hands of vampire. It'd be pretty magnificient, Ana Lily says. 

Issue 25, Weather

The lavish illustrations of Owen Gent shepherd you through this issue, taking the casual flicker on a journey from rainy morning to clear night. I had the pleasure of interviewing our cover model, jeweller Saadiqah Rahman about the secret stories behind her pieces, and the septum ring she wears no matter what. Meanwhile, Jenny Jedeikin made us all cry with her tale of loss and unconventional parenthood, How I Came to Tie a Tie on a Boy (not online).

Issue 26, Wheels

Skateboarder Lois Pendlebury grins toothlessly in her portrait by Liz Seabrook, holding a skateboard aloft. She's one of five inspiring interviews with women on wheels curated by Sadhbh O'Sullivan. Francesca Jane Allen's portrait story about two sisters, Coral and Tanisha, made a killer cover.

Issue 27, The Body

"I hope I haven't sullied your beautiful magazine with my sad penises-and-heartbreak story," wrote Jason. Nope, penises-and-heartbreak was just the start of the thought-provoking writing in Issue 27. There was Linnea Enstrom's disturbing tale of turning thirteen and Kathryn Carter's gentle piece about learning to love the butterflies in her stomach.

Issue 28, Secrets

This issue, I asked writers to send me pieces anonymously, pieces that they couldn't have penned under their real name. This story about a secret nose-job was my favourite. Rosanna Durham's piece about moving house and so much more had sat in my inbox for a whole year and it was a privilege to finally print it.

Photos of the mag by our readers on Instagram (click to view): Issue 24, Issue 25, Issue 26, Issue 27, Issue 28.