On Taking Up Space


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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 …

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If She Wanted To, She Wouldn’t


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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 …

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On Failed Cakes and Linguistic Mistakes


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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 …

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So Long, Glasgow


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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, …

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On Regret


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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 …

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The Tortured Poet’s Compartmentalising


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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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Some Thoughts on the “Intense Artist” Stereotype


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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the archetype of the “tortured artist” and the intensity that is so often associated with creative people. I am intense – I have …

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8 Lessons I’ve Learnt Whilst Writing My 8th Novel


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I have been incredibly private about my writing in recent years. I tried various avenues of putting my creative work into the world, each one backfired, and I retreated into …

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This Ain’t a Coming of Age Anymore


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Every few months I read through my old diaries, sitting on the floor surrounded by stacks of mismatched notebooks. My past self was a faithful keeper of her archive. I …

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All the Ghosts of Glasgow


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I didn’t relate to Meredith Grey until the 400th episode of Grey’s Anatomy. The season 18 finale ends with Dr Bailey handing Meredith the keys to the Chief of Surgery’s …

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