'When I am rich,' say the bells of Shoreditch
Unfollowing Ghosts: Navigating Social Media Connections
How do you separate people you used to know from people you DO know?
Ozempic, selfie-culture, and self-esteem
Paint me in oils, don't take a photo.
Reading Recommendations based on Why You Liked 50 Shades
Brought to you by my PhD chapter on 50 Shades being heavily underway (dare I say almost complete?) 50 Shades of Grey is a peculiar artefact in that it is astoundingly popular and also near immediately forgotten. Similar to James Cameron's movie Avatar, this book shows considerable understanding of genre and audience in a way... Continue Reading →
A Room of One’s Own and Middlebrow Entertainment
Debating the dead: Virginia Woolf edition Virginia Woolf, famously and with great perspicacity, imagined Shakespeare's sister. Without A Room of [Her] Own in which to write, Woolf argues, she is "washing up the dishes and putting the children to bed". Woolf recognised the powerful pull of labour, income, and duty over the less practical creative... Continue Reading →
Scotland: A Digest
Travelogues from the UK.
A List Of Places I’d Love To Live
A short post exploring the world outside my window... and by 'outside my window' I mean 'I can't see this because it's outside my field of vision, let's get a new window.' Kanazawa I fell in love with Kanazawa when I visited it in 2024. Apparently since then it has become famous as 'unspoilt Kyoto',... Continue Reading →
“imagine having the confidence of…”
You can do better than mediocrity.
Faceless does not mean AI
The purpose of this article is only to tell you I'm not a robot, but it's maybe made me feel worse? I write this on behalf of my secretive account, to let you know I am not AI and do not use AI for so much as prompts or punch-ups for articles. If anything, my... Continue Reading →
Library Fashion
Or, If I'm Staring At You It's Because I Want To Be Friends Did anybody tell you, when you were young, that 'it's not a fashion parade'? I see you. I see you and your meticulous eye for detail, your desire to live the fantasy version of yourself. Because yes - yes it is a... Continue Reading →
Late Romantic 