Our Ultimate Pride Playlist

CultureL30 June 2023pride, queer, songs, music, music industry, pop, popculture, queer pop culture, gay, gay songs, the gay anthem, gay anthem, carly rae jepsen, lady gaga, spotify, list, listicle, playlist Comments

What your Valentine's Date lipstick says about you

Gals, V-day is fast approaching. Your hot date is right around the corner and as you reach for the lipstick, it’s time to ask yourself the important question: what vibe am I giving off tonight??

SatireL11 February 2022valentines day, valentines, valentine, lipstick, red lipstick, mac cosmetics, gen z

Buy Now, Pay Later schemes are a great big scam

Unfortunately for us, BNPL schemes have hit on the perfect nerve for young people in our current society. They enhance the addictive “want it right now” culture that has been slowly baked into us through the rise of conglomerates such as Amazon (boo hiss), but take it one step further.

L1 October 2021

phoenix | a poem

A poem about self-sabotage and jealousy.

PoetryL11 August 2021

This is what it’s like to end a long term relationship during a pandemic

Fifty-five days into the first UK coronavirus lockdown, I ended my relationship of almost six years. My ex said to me, “I think you absolutely made me a better person. I’m not sure I did the same for you.” I think that was his way of apologising.

L3 June 2021

Weeding

I thought if I could just pull up these weeds my garden would be perfect. My garden is a patio courtyard, a circle of tiles holding a glass-top table, framed with a square of flagstones, and between the cracks there are ants, woodlice, the occasional worm, and weeds.

NonfictionL7 January 2021weeding, therapy, emotional trauma, catharsis, weeds, depression, mental health

Rootbound

I’m sure that once, not so long ago, this green grow-pot was the perfect size and shape and fit for those poor roots. It’s nobody’s fault – plants grow. This one was just long overdue.

Life, FictionL7 October 2020

On Yearning | The Quarantine Poems

The Quarantine Poems is a series of poetry written durning the covid-19 pandemic lockdown, available in text and in audio.

The first instalment, On Yearning, is authored by Sarah Lawrence.

PoetryL30 April 2020yearning, quarantine, love, poems, poetry, love poetry

NikkieTutorials owes the world nothing

Not every trans person is, wants to be, or has to be a beacon of visibility or activism. Nikkie, just like most, just wants to live in the right identity, quietly and unremarked for it. Trans people don’t owe anybody anything; not explanations, not knowledge, nothing.

Review: Little Women (2019)

Greta Gerwig’s Little Women is, above all, a love letter to sisterhood and girlhood. It is lovingly crafted and gorgeously shot, and carries all the genuine energy and fervour of a houseful of little women navigating a world which they individually realise does not hold space for them.

ReviewL7 January 2020little women, film review, greta gerwig, saorise ronan, emma watson, florence pugh, laura dern, feminist, book, adaptation

Resources for the Poor

Millennials are burnt out, in shitty underpaid jobs and many of us still trying to crawl out of generational poverty. Here are some straight-up useful resources for those who are short on cash.

LifeL5 November 2019poverty, poor, resources, olio, food banks, cooking, food, moneyComment

I Wish I Was Surprised By Mark Field’s Violence

Really the most upsetting part is that every time a story such as this one hits the news, it becomes painfully, undeniably clear that we are not being listened to.

Things That Saved Me This Month

When I feel myself spiralling, I try to notice the small things around me, and pay close attention to them; the exact shade of blue in the sky, the feel of the chair beneath me, the motion of the traffic passing by.

NonfictionL30 May 2019mental health, mental health awareness, suicidal ideation, suicide, creative non-fiction, wine, mushrooms, cat, cats, happyComment

Delete Your Work Email

We are now reachable whether we are in the office or not, on holiday or not. The workplace is now portable, and it goes wherever we take it.

Dandelion Seeds

I’ve imagined death so much it feels like a memory.

Life, PoetryL13 May 2019death, suicidal ideation, depressionComment

An Alternative Literary Canon

The established literary canon sucks. There, I said it. As someone who has two English Literature degrees under her belt, I can say with full certainty that the canon is tired, dusty, over-analysed, dull, and mostly white and male. Gross.

L21 April 2019