“I slept with a rolled up hand-towel under my freshly shorn (still grieving) skull.”
Month: March 2018
Why My Mum Thinks I’m A “Bad Feminist”
“Am I the ‘bad feminist’, or is my mum?”
Judder
“I pass a swathe of green and blue,
a dual image, for when I think of trees
I think of you and me …“
Growing Up In A Bubble … Shared By Successful Women
“The analogy of the ‘bubble’ tends to be employed to describe being sheltered and can be viewed as a negative thing. For me, however, it was an empowering experience.”
Does IWD Commercialise Feminism?
“I watch the unethical commercialisation of feminist movements with disappointment.”
Trying To Be The “Very Best Version Of Yourself That You Can Be”; Or, A Love Letter to Mothers and Daughters
“When I came out of the cinema after seeing Lady Bird, I still had tears running down my face.”
Crackin’ up with ACT Like A Lady
We were curious to know what it’s like to be a woman in the hilarious but also male-dominated field that is stand-up comedy.
Mardi Gras and Corporations: The Intersection I Didn’t Know I Didn’t Want
“I simply cannot shake the feeling that the event … has become another target of capitalist exploitation.”
It’s Time for a WOC Superhero
“In the lead up to the release of Black Panther there was a general apprehension within POC communities that is difficult to describe.”
An Interview with A Pod Head
“I’m what’s known as a ‘Pod Head’ (a term I coined).”