Student/Parent: Celebration

cw: loss, miscarriage This weekend, I’m going out for dinner to celebrate finishing my degree. It feels slightly anticlimactic, given … More

Now and Then: Uniting the Class

CW: Mention of transphobia and of racist and homophobic comments What, exactly, is Alex Salmond’s new Alba Party? What about … More

In amongst writing my dissertation, writing essays, and going to my Zoom classes, my son learnt to crawl. He first … More

CW: sexual violence The news and social media have been difficult to look at over the last few weeks. The … More

CW: Health issues, Eating When the nights are long, some of us feel more tired and fatigued as our bodies … More

CW: dieting, weight loss The end of January brings the end of my social media pages being filled with messages … More

In my hometown, Edinburgh, a local landmark recently shut it doors. The Jenners Department store has been housed in its … More

As we are facing another lockdown with COVID-19 worldwide cases going up again, stress and the feeling of uncertainty have … More

Rap has become synonymous, in the minds of many, with aggressive young men flaunting their wealth, weaponry and women. It … More

CW: Loss I had imagined that at this time of year I would be writing about juggling the stress of … More