In my senior year of college I started a career in law enforcement working nine years as a Sheriff's Deputy. I became a Federal Law Enforcement Officer in 2014. I have served in several States being Vermont, Texas, Georgia, and I am now currently serving in Huntsville Alabama.
Read MoreWhat struck me more than the dress, the cheap baccy, the husky voices, was the attitude that ‘looking’ and ‘acting’ working class was a novelty, something to be picked up and dropped by comparison to their own backgrounds. Which by implication meant dressing like they had no money, drinking to oblivion, and generally treating the idea of being working class as simply an aesthetic.
Read MoreWe don’t know whether COVID-19 is here to stay, nor do we know whether our current situation is the new norm forever or if it will change, so we have to readjust our ways of caring, communicating and showing our love for those that we would normally be with. There are lots of ways to help people to feel connected – we all just need to give it a little thought and consideration.
Read MoreThe story of Island Life Productions could potentially start in several places. It could start in the rice fields of Bali, Indonesia where my sister and I decided we wanted to make something together. It could also start in the theatre office where I began life as an arts professional.
Read MoreAgeing is crossing a threshold into another land where life goes on but it is forever altered. It was Franklin D. Roosevelt who said we have “nothing to fear but fear itself”. At 25 I worried over being a quarter of a century old, at 30 I cried over my frown lines and lack of success. I spent my late 30s in paroxysms of anxiety about turning 40. And don’t get me started on turning 50.
Read MoreThe second part of tales about loos, bogs, shitters, throne rooms, crappers, khazi’s. Musings on the littlest room in the house and public conveniences. To read the first part, click here.
Read MoreI just want to point out that, just because we are disabled and may be in a wheelchair, it doesn’t mean we don’t understand. Sometimes people that are in wheelchairs might be unable to walk or they might have a leg or back problem; whatever is wrong with them, it doesn’t mean that because they are in a wheelchair they don’t understand what is being said.
Read MoreHow much warning do we need? We ALL have our own shit to deal with and it is just that, our own shit. Life can be entered into with too much caution sometimes, this I’ve learned to my cost over the years. Sometimes you need to boldly and blindly go into something, confront it and hopefully come out of it a little better. But exposure therapy isn’t for everyone and isn’t always helpful. Face your demons they say...but in your own time.
Read MoreClose the curtains, shut the door, make sure your phone isn’t connected to the family TV, and come with me to explore how porn’s treatment and depiction of age warps our cultural conception age in relation to sexualities, consent, and discrimination.
Read MoreIf you want a royal-esque wedding? Do it. Literature themed? Why not. If you want to say ‘I do’ but you don’t want to have the wedding to represent a religion that isn't necessarily a part of your identity, you can do that much more with ease now we are in the 21st century.
Read MoreIn my mid-20’s fatherhood inspired me to go back to learning, even if it was at home. I picked up more books, read way more essays and articles, and watched documentaries that weren’t about Ancient Aliens or Secret Societies. Most importantly, though, I worked on myself, and knew that a decent level of self-awareness would be my shield.
Read MoreFor years the act of penetrative sex has been the dominate narrative of sexual discovery, but what, if like me, you can’t have sexual intercourse due to pain? You invest in a sex toy.
Read MoreThe private housing sector is now a breeding ground for fraud and negligence; forcing unsuspecting students into poor, rundown accommodation. Over the course of the past decade, it has increasingly become more and more common for landlords and letting agents based in student areas to prey on the naivety of first-time renters; capitalising from those who have little-to-no experience dealing with finances or living independently.
Read MoreHowever, there are some signs that can warn you when it’s time to say goodbye to your current company. Here are some of them.
Read MoreI’m the first to admit that having a Gen Z daughter makes me biased, but I have a lot of love for this demographic. And let’s remember, Gen Zers as brunch-eating yoga devotees is only one side of the story.
Read MoreThis is the tale of how I tested the waters of the gender spectrum from agender to transgender, settling subsequently at cis female: gender nonconforming (or gender-variant). Confusing? It doesn’t have to be.
Read MoreIn October, controversial legislation was passed in Ireland sealing the archives of Mother and Baby Homes for 30 years, denying survivors access to their own information. As the five-year commission into mother and baby homes came to an end, the bill to seal the archives was signed by President Michael D Higgins on 25th October which outlines that any records not passed on to the child and family agency, Tusla, for use in its database will be sealed for the next 30 years.
Read MoreSuppose a manager tells me to take care of myself and rest at home. In that case, that doesn’t make me want to take unnecessary time off, it makes me relax and recuperate faster because I’m not feeling embarrassed or uncomfortable.
Read MoreI always was the one known for doing about 563726468382 things at once alongside school. Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t forced to do them, I’d adopt the hobby because I liked it, and luckily, my parents sang the tune with me.
Read MoreIn September 2020, over 150 artists from around the world painted 50 plus large-scale walls across the capital; bringing art to the people in a legal way. The work of London Mural Festival was classified as construction and was therefore allowed under the pandemic rules.
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