Peace
I pull on my sweater over my pyjamas, and slip my feet into some shoes. I grab my keys, phone and headphones and slip out of the house...
Naturally Creative
I pull on my sweater over my pyjamas, and slip my feet into some shoes. I grab my keys, phone and headphones and slip out of the house...
We sink into each other, overcome with bursts of laughter. Moments of pure joy, like this, are all I ask for. You push yourself to your...
Every day, I see the same faces in and out of hospital. Every day, they greet me with a smile and a friendly word. These people, despite...
For the next three days, I spend my time either training, watching old videos of Sofia and Oliver, reading - finally making a start on...
It’s Valentine's Day, and for many of us, that means celebrating with a loved one with some good food, some good films and maybe a little...
As a queer person, queer representation isn’t always there in the media. I’ve already discussed queer representation and the lack of...
There isn't a singular face of the LGBTQ+ community, so why is only one ever shown? As a queer bookworm, I am always looking for queer...
Despite my awful driving, it doesn’t take me long to get back to my house. I don’t know what else to do, and I know I’m not in the right...
Based on the novel by Caitlin Moran, How To Build A Girl is an excellent 2019 coming-of-age story. Set in Wolverhampton in the 1990s,...
I wake up to the sound of everything ringing. My phone lays beeping with a notification from the news, and my TV is lit up with a warning...
Stirring the caster sugar into the batter, I instruct ALEXA to turn the volume up on the TV. Oliver is fifteen tomorrow and I promised...
My heart pounds in my chest as I drive myself forward. Despite the burning in my lungs, and the ache in my legs, I know that I mustn’t...
You may look at Lady Bird and think it’s just another cliche coming-of-age movie, but it felt like so much more than that. Lady Bird does...
"I can't breathe." Three words. Three simple words. Three heartbreaking words. Three words that sparked a movement. An innocent black man...
“I think you’re meant to meet some people. I think the universe nudges them into your path.” - Arthur “I feel like I’m breathing in...
This is just a small poem I once wrote for a contest based on our favourite Alice In Wonderland character. I was voted for runner up, but...
To begin with, I'm not fully sure of my take on this book as I can't honestly say that I understood it. Preti Taneja's modern adaptation...
Cerulean waves dance along Gold coloured sand, Beneath a curtain of Azure sky laced with pink. Looking out across this view, Stands a...
Unknown to you, I have loved you since The day we met. You smiled at me, That warm, caring smile, And I felt myself melt. You introduced...
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