The Autumn Bookshelf
The Collection (Nina Leger) The English language debut from French author Nina Leger had me reeling this month, devouring it in one…
M.E. and I
I’d like to start off by providing some precise statistics on my illness; the date of my diagnosis, the different medications and…
On Florence Welch, Vulnerability, and Love
It will always be difficult for me to write about Florence Welch. It requires vulnerability on my part, to speak of the…
Homesick
“You want to get out while you can pet” my Mam had told me when I first announced my university offers. I…
Why Fast Fashion is a Feminist Issue
You may be thinking that this article is about what women are and aren’t allowed to wear. To be honest, we’re not…
Digital Dancer
You would have to twist it out of me, but I could talk about dance until the end of time. As it…
5 Minutes with Alexandria Coe
Alexa Coe’s petite frame and wild blonde hair camouflage her fierce talent. I briefly met Alexa at The Basic Store, a pop…
Breaststroke in Tesco
Toes to the wall behind and fingers to the wall ahead. Palms down and splayed thumbs whispering to the touch. To pull…
Stop Removing Your Make-Up And Calling it Feminism
Last week, Arwa Mahdawi wrote a piece for The Guardian where she spoke of Jess Glynn’s “trite, skin-deep” stunt at The BRIT…
Are We Ignoring Women’s Pain?
“Calm down dear”: the age-old phrase used to put us women back in our boxes, back in our kitchens, back on our…
