I sat down to write yesterday. Ideas whirling around in my head, culminating from a peaceful and relaxing two weeks in the Costa Del Sol – I was finally ready to put pen to paper (or should I say fingertips to keyboard). I can’t say I knew exactly what I was going to write, but I had a character, a setting and determination.
Read MoreI will be honest, my expectations for how Boris would handle an unprecedented emergency were low. Very low. But he managed to impress me with his complete ineptitude.
Read MoreCardi B rapped about her Wet Ass Pussy and the world fell apart. Equipped with Megan Thee Stallion, a lime green outfit and a fountain she got society more divided than ever. Forget Brexit-gate, this is WAP-gate. The slogan? ‘Bring a bucket and mop for this wet ass pussy’.
Read MoreThe first time I went to Notting Hill Carnival I was 21, which - as a Londoner - you could say was pretty late in the day. I didn’t really know what to expect; all I knew was that 2007 was the year my friends and I were going to get involved. From that first carnival I was hooked.
Read MoreThat afternoon we lifted the curtains of our worlds to each other, as we danced around an imaginary fire, embracing our femininity. I could almost hear the music as we slowly circled together, lifting our hips to a silent rhythm, twisting our hands in the air as we moved around the tiny room.
Read MoreStudies indicate that the ‘North-South’ divide goes deeper than the debate over the correct pronunciation of the word ‘scone’, and seems to have some influence on the admissions process of more competitive universities.
Read MoreJust over a year ago and at the age of 22 I was diagnosed with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, more commonly known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. It is a chronic, criminally under-researched illness which affects an estimated 17 million people globally. As the identity and lifestyle I had no longer complemented my body’s limits, I am now in a process of rediscovering myself and finding love for my body alongside my condition.
Read MoreNow, I’m sure the concept of ‘Devil’s Bridge’ will be familiar to you in some shape or form. The tale of Billy Goats Gruff and The Troll Under the Bridge are staples within British folklore, and similar tales are shared within other world folklore such as Spain and Germany: there are even trails of this folklore to be found with Norse mythology too.
Read MoreDespite my self-awareness and logical reasonings, when that devilish phrase leaves my lips “I don’t want kids”, I am met with a long list of insinuations, insults and attempts to convince me otherwise.
Read MoreA new generation is starting to take hold of Sudanese society. We’re the hyper-educated 2nd and 3rd generation diaspora, the natives sparking the revolution on Sudanese soil and the force that is ready to challenge what we know in the name of justice.
During lockdown I tapped into my inner Mary Berry, and have realised that my baking journey was the symbolic indicator of my lockdown emotions and indeed my emotional kneads. I have experienced the highs of triple layer sponge cakes, the bitterness of lemon blondies, and burnt out feelings after accidentally setting the oven too high. Thankfully, there have been no soggy bottoms during lockdown, in any respect of the phrase.
Read More“But it is bad, isn’t it?”
I ask under my breath, pulling my t-shirt now stuck to my body. The heat makes me feel like I’m suffocating. Or maybe it’s not the heat.
N: “Yeah because you keep reassuring yourself everything’s fine. Fighting is hard, it’s easier to close your eyes. Until the next argument. Until the next kick. Until the next fight. And then you get put in a hospital. And you nearly die. And you honestly think and realise that person was trying to kill you. So, what do you do then?”
Read MoreThis educational information is vital and should not be censored because the language is deemed ‘vulgar’. What really is vulgar is that advertising bodies feel it is acceptable to police the bodies of people who menstruate. Yes you can talk about periods: but only in a way that we deem to be fit and acceptable.
Read More“In May 2020 the Epilepsy Society and their supporters were targeted on Twitter with flashing gifs designed to provoke seizures in epileptic people in the ‘worst ever bullying attack on Twitter’ aimed at the Society”
This article carefully explores the realities of living with epilepsy day-to-day, and how understanding its nuances can make society a much safer, and more inclusive, place.
Read MoreI was meant to have 5 siblings in total; however my eldest sister died when she was only a baby and my other brother died when he was 7, both from sickle cell disease. Now there are only 4 of us: my two older brothers and my sister. One of my brothers, Matthew, has been surviving with sickle cell ever since he was born: he is in his late 40s now and it has been difficult to watch him experience the enduring pain that goes along with it.
Read MoreI want and discuss the do’s of a dating method that 100 years ago would have been ridiculed, eye rolled upon and disbelieved. Dating apps and internet dating has undeniably become the ‘easier’ more accessible option. We now let our index fingers and thumbs decide our fate / next date. Sometimes we accidentally swipe who could be a great match back into cyber space.
Read MoreMany - too many - online publications are sustained by their clickbait headlines and ‘fake news’ stories. Behind their shining screens, armchair experts are always ready to draw conclusions, dispense dubious advice, and intentionally or unintentionally share misleading and captivating content. All of this is in order to gain a mere couple more likes.
Read MoreWhen I was in primary school, my parents and I were watching something about race and discrimination in America. My dad turned to me and said to me: ‘it is one of the greatest gifts of your life to be born white, you have no idea how privileged you are.’
Read MoreIn Romania, the Romani population constitutes one of its largest minorities. I cannot help but realise, while writing this sentence, how eerily similar the words Romanian and Romani are: it’s only 2 letters different, and for most people there is no research that goes into identifying which one is which one.
Read MoreFirstly, did you want lemonade in your life? Do you even like it? Doesn't the fizz go out of lemonade too, just like life can go flat? Also, why is there the expectation to make lemonade? Isn't that just an added pressure to the fact that you've been delivered a crate of lemons you didn't order to begin with?
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