I want to be a Paperback Writer.
At the weekend I was humbled by a friend who told me my life was going well for me. Not that I ever take it for granted - the beautiful city I'm in, my never ending narrative of exploring, being able to create - I'm very aware of my blessings. But to hear it from [...]
The more I improve my writing these days, the harder I find it to blog. Often when I sit at my desk to write something, I no longer imagine words on a page, but consider how they would come across presented as a piece of art instead. By no means am I suggesting I achieve [...]
Place some baking parchment on the page of a book, and lay the flowers you want to press face down onto it. You can also place the flowers straight into the book without the parchment. This just helps ensure the flowers dry out.Close the flowers into the book and leave the book under some weight, [...]
Lockdown was eased... I think. Nobody appears to be too clear on the exact rules. I didn't think I would make it out to be honest. In the couple of weeks prior to 4th July I was thinking I couldn't face it. That it would be rigid and uncomfortable and I couldn't face it. But [...]
★★★★★ From the opening pages of Killing Commendatore I had my suspicions that this book would become my favourite story by Murakami. In his masterful style, writing with introspection and believability, Murakami gives us a story about contrasts. Our protagonist, an unnamed portrait painter, focuses on creating a new life for himself following his unanticipated [...]
Throughout the past weeks I have been thinking about my physical appearance. It started when I decided to reassess my wardrobe. I imagine I adopt a similar technique to many blog posts you will have seen on this subject before. The items I have not worn in a while are likely to be put in [...]
To document some of my current favourite clothes: (I started writing a blog post to go with these pictures, but it's turning out to be a bit lengthier than expected, so it will follow soon. Bear with x)
2020 is the year I finally watched Sex and the City. After being told by many friends that I should watch it, as expected I have been left wondering why I didn't comply sooner, and I thoroughly appreciate the boost of confidence it has given to my independent self. To be honest though, that doesn't [...]
and recommendations of black poets.
When we were in school they taught us that if the world stopped spinning all of a sudden, everyone would be catapulted from their spot. The pandemic didn't happen quite as instantly as flicking a light switch, of course, but to some extent the result has been the same. With everyone feeling a little out [...]
