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The 10 Books That Defined My 2020
Should I have done this list in 2020? Probably. One of the few benefits of a lockdown Christmas has been that it’s forced me to stay inside and finish my Masters assignment, which feels relevant because a great number of books in my Top 10 are ones I was introduced to, or inspired to read,… Read more
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Black Box – BOOK REVIEW
In a new series on my blog, I will be writing essays of the texts I am currently studying for my Creative Writing MA course, including my own opinions on the piece as well as a look into the creative devices each writer employs. Black Box is a revitalising and unusual short story that was… Read more
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The Argonauts – BOOK REVIEW
In a new series on my blog, I will be writing essays of the texts I am currently studying for my Creative Writing MA course, including my own opinions on the piece as well as a look into the creative devices each writer employs. Nelson’s The Argonauts is technically a memoir, but also functions as… Read more
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Wretchedness – BOOK REVIEW
In a new series on my blog, I will be writing essays of the texts I am currently studying for my Creative Writing MA course, including my own opinions on the piece as well as a look into the creative devices each writer employs. I would best describe Andrzej Tichý’s book as that feeling you… Read more
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Lives Other Than My Own – BOOK REVIEW
In a new series on my blog, I will be writing essays of the texts I am currently studying for my Creative Writing MA course, including my own opinions on the piece as well as a look into the creative devices each writer employs. Lives Other Than My Own places Carrère between two families who… Read more
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Intimations – BOOK REVIEW
In a new series on my blog, I will be writing essays of the texts I am currently studying for my Creative Writing MA course, including my own opinions on the piece as well as a look into the creative devices each writer employs. In his review of Intimations for The New York Times, John… Read more
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Verging the Sea
Verging the sea,her arms lift toremove cobwebs.Rocks lacerate herfeet, she is instantlyunconscious ofher own starvation. The week, achingher neck, slowlybackstrokes awaypulling the din ofphones, emails and alitany of mucky kitchensinto a sandy obscurity. Salty seaweed salivakisses her wounds andplaits her hair intothe rock pools, awayfrom her weekday,to be embraced bythe unbridled ocean. My blog reached… Read more
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The Colour of Madness: Exploring BAME Mental Health in the UK – BOOK REVIEW
It is not often you discover a book which has the power to halt you in your tracks, that makes you digest it as slowly and intensely as possible and invites you to furiously underline sentences and passages on every page. The Colour of Madness, edited by Dr Samara Linton and Rianna Walcott, is an… Read more
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We All Watch Ourselves on Skype
I’m such a bad Skyper! I keep looking at myself how I talk how I Zoom how I existIt’s just vanity I put make-up on today I putmake-up on which I haven’t worn in ageswhich has become my new standard ofdiscipline So you’re delivering this meeting this quiz this therapy this catch-upI’m sorry, but I… Read more
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Last Chance at the Leaving Do
Defensive cubicles hide your growing apathy. It’s like a musty scarf covering your mouth. You reek of printer-inked coffee-stained passivity. Dave’s fluorescent “party” tie explodes through the room divider cracks. You’re choking on your own groans by this point. An absence of light is followed by a chordof ABBA, strobes, a chorus of cheersthat’s like… Read more
