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Personal Essays

02
Jan

there has to be a better way to write

I don’t know if I should admit this in a public space on the internet, but I’m not
8 min read
02
Jan

what if you did less work?

I was having a conversation the other day about what I’m working on at the moment and how I
4 min read
02
Jan

how to do nothing again

I’m in an awkward limbo phase and I don’t like it at all. My Next Big Writing Project™
4 min read
02
Jan

do you get paid for doing this?

My phone’s usage timer is my harshest critic. When I open the “digital wellness” app where it resides, I
4 min read
02
Jan

I am my own unreliable narrator

The evening that Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were down, I went for a long walk in the torrential rain. The
5 min read
02
Jan

a pen and paper is always as good

I think I have found my ideal pen. It is the Pilot G-Tec C4 and its extremely fine nib and
4 min read
02
Jan

don't laugh at me

I read a lot of articles every day. My job at The Browser means that I’m generally sifting for
3 min read
16
Oct

this life is the best we've ever had

I went to a gig this week. In the horrible new sense of the word “went”, but still. I watched
4 min read
03
Apr

things I am doing and things I am not doing

I am not writing a novel. I feel like the wave of “lockdown is the perfect time to realise your
4 min read
25
Mar

very little has changed and yet so much

I keep thinking about a scene from the first series of The Handmaid’s Tale TV adaptation. It’s a
4 min read