Giving up the Ghosts
I’ve spent the better part of today trying to figure out why the 4th of May was lodged in my head, what plans or commitments I had forgotten. Turns out …
Read MoreNew Queer’s Resolutions
The other night, in a moment of drunken clarity that definitely did not coincide with crying on the tube, I wrote a list called “New Queer’s Resolutions”. Like New Year’s …
Read MoreRoom for Disruption
During the height of my “oh shit I think I’m a lesbian” character arc last month, I went to a guided meditation workshop at the LGBTQ+ community centre in Blackfriars. …
Read MoreWhen the Need Arises
As the hills of Cumbria and Lancashire disappear behind me through the train window, Lana Del Rey’s Bluebird urges me to “find a way to fly” through my headphones. I …
Read MoreOn Taking Up Space
It’s a Monday in late March and I’m spinning around in my chair in the PhD study room, lip-synching to Susannah Joffe’s “Shit Out of Luck” as my flowing white …
Read MoreIf She Wanted To, She Wouldn’t
There’s a trend going around on social media where people imagine they’re meeting their younger self for coffee. When I picture sitting down and having a chat with a past …
Read MoreOn Failed Cakes and Linguistic Mistakes
Ahead of turning 27 tomorrow, I decided to give in to my whimsical side and bake a purple cake. For those unfamiliar with Eliza lore, there were a solid three …
Read MoreSo Long, Glasgow
I don’t know when the seasons changed. August turned to September and half the leaves are red, and I’m leaving Glasgow tomorrow. Today it’s eight years since I moved here, …
Read MoreOn Regret
My favourite urban legend is the story of the one time I successfully got over something and moved on with my life. It was December 2020, and after a truly …
Read MoreThe Tortured Poet’s Compartmentalising
My scalding hot take about The Tortured Poets Department is that Taylor Swift’s discography is infinitely more interesting if you zoom out and consider the possibility that she might be …
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