If I was to describe social media to an alien right now, I’d probably sum it up as a sea of beauty bloggers, young mums, vegans and Etsy sellers glued to their smart phones. I’m sure this isn’t entirely true, and it’s likely I’m just following the wrong people or those are just the ‘popular’ […]
My love for: The Teenage Bedroom
In the first house I grew up in, my teenage brother had to move out of his bedroom so that I could move in to it. He left behind a postcard of a pair of boobs blue-tacked to the side of a chest of drawers. The garage got converted, and this became his new room. […]
‘The Great War’ by Sarah Fordham age 9. 11th January 1993
Below is a story I wrote at primary school, complete with spelling mistakes. Murder, plot twists and herbal tea. ‘A storie for 7-8yrs boy or girl’ The Great War 11th January 1993 It all started when a great king called Sedric rulled a land. He was called Sedric because his family couldn’t think of […]
Inspiration: Kit Williams
Discovering Kit Williams came just at the right time. I came across him a few years ago when I first read about his book Masquerade, but it was only recently that I delved a little deeper into his work, bought his other book ‘The Bee on the Comb’ (also known as ‘the book without a […]
In memory of Gwendoline Macrone.
The year after graduating from university is a bloody horrible one for most people. I had made no plans other than thinking I would move in with my boyfriend at the time, but instead we broke up. My parents moved from East Sussex to the other side of Kent where I knew no one. I […]
The week I ate like Cher.
This time last week I spent what felt like an entire afternoon wandering aimlessly around Tesco in search of ingredients for ‘Cher Week’. Father Christmas had kindly delivered both of Cher’s health and fitness books which I had spied on Amazon for just a few pence each. I have no idea how I came across […]