Writer based in Yorkshire
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, … Continue reading The 10 Books That Defined My 2020
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 … Continue reading 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. Nelson’s The Argonauts is technically a memoir, but also functions as … Continue reading 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. I would best describe Andrzej Tichý's book as that feeling you … Continue reading 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. Lives Other Than My Own places Carrère between two families who … Continue reading 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. In his review of Intimations for The New York Times, John … Continue reading Intimations – BOOK REVIEW
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 … Continue reading Verging the Sea
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 … Continue reading The Colour of Madness: Exploring BAME Mental Health in the UK – BOOK REVIEW
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 … Continue reading We All Watch Ourselves on Skype
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 … Continue reading Last Chance at the Leaving Do
