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March 1, 2021

The Two Fridas and finding the balance between normalcy and reality

A few days ago a large number of houses in central Edinburgh experienced a power cut. My phone was on 5% so I went to charge it and then realised that I couldn’t do that. I also had to go to the loo and as I made the trepid journey out of the safety of my covers into the dark abyss of all two metres I tried to turn the bathroom light on but also couldn’t do that
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February 28, 2021

What the hell just happened?


I am going to fucking kill you.

I had this repeatedly screamed at me once.  It was the most bizarre and intense interaction I have ever shared with anybody.  Now I can laugh at how the situation came about – it involved a pair of hair clippers on a very hot day – but I won’t get into that.  I’ve thought about this interaction many times, if you can even call it an ‘interaction’ when one person is just screaming at the other.  Although the words were not a real threat, but a very unfortunate figure of speech, it left a huge impression on me.  In fact, these words changed my life.   

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February 1, 2021

Renewal Rituals for the long and winding winter (yes… an article written by a scouser)

I don’t know about you, but recently I have been relentlessly trying to convince myself that spring has sprung. Perhaps as a way to try and find a sense of renewal in a January which seems to be lifelessly trudging on from the year before. I have found myself resurrecting springtime playlists, eating only egg-shaped chocolates, sticking my body to rectangles of sunlight on the walls of my room as the sun sneaks through the window. You name it and, in the name of spring, I’ve done it!
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January 29, 2021

Renewing Poems

The theme of renewal is pivotal to so many expressions of poetry. The human capacity to find sources of growth and strength, even in periods of seemingly unending darkness, is fundamental to the beauty of humanity, which so many poets have attempted to capture. For this month, I have compiled a list of poems that touch on the theme of growth and are able to make one feel a sense of optimism. I hope you enjoy reading them...
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January 11, 2021

I went on a e-date and it wasn’t awful

To date as a straight woman is hell. To date as a straight woman during a pandemic is hell with a face mask on. Long before blossoming into an ascetic hermit, I was somewhat of a regular on the revolving doors of Tinder. Quarantine boredom kept me on the app and fear of the maskless masses kept me inside. So, I was left with little option but to date over Skype or Facetime - all I needed was a willing participant. This turned out to be easier than I thought; most of my previous matches simply ignored me and newer ones suggested pooling toilet paper resources by quarantining together...
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January 8, 2021

America: the Defender of White Supremacy

On Wednesday night the world watched in horror as scenes from Capitol Hill, the political heart of the United States of America, were broadcast live onto television. Upon encouragement from President Trump, a mob of armed fascists marched on the building; breaking in and occupying the House floor and the offices of senators. These terrorists paraded the Capitol building for hours, ceremoniously draping their American and Confederate flags from the balconies, before being (gently) escorted out by the police. I’m no fan of American politics, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that some final fortification had been destroyed. White supremacy knows no bounds and has rendered American democracy a joke.
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