https://www.youtube.com/embed/OmZrF_BJkz4 I don't know how I've gone my entire adult life neither stumbling across or being force fed Modern Love. The New York Times column has been going since October 2004, covering 'relationships, feelings, betrayals and revelations' and has since been adapted to a book, a podcast and a TV series. After popping up on … Continue reading Modern Love – The Podcast
How long did it take you to realise you’ve been avoiding the thing you're most scared of? Maybe you’re seized with crippling anxiety whenever you try to leave the house, in which case, I don’t imagine it took you long. Maybe you’ve been low-level unhappy in your job, and lockdown, doing what it did for … Continue reading Nora Ephron changed my life (or at least my writing)
I finished reading 'Late in the Day' by Tessa Hadley this morning. Her writing is eloquent but accessible, and she paints that picture of quiet domesticity beautifully. You know that feeling when you wake up on the right side of the bed? Your senses are hyper aware: soft carpet under foot; birds chirping outside, household … Continue reading #5: ‘Late in the Day’, by Tessa Hadley
This post is part of #The100DayProject, started a little early this year in light of current events. My project is simply to write, every day, something, and to share it here. I went for a walk yesterday. This marked my first step out the house in 72 hours. I was sure to maintain at least 3m … Continue reading #2: nothing stops a bird
This post is part of #The100DayProject, started a little early this year in light of current events. My project is just to write, every day, something, and to share it here. Day 8 of practising social distancing and my social life is thriving. Besides from a walk to an overcrowded park and 2 visits to … Continue reading #1: Socialising in the time of Coronavirus
After a bout of overworking, falling back in to the habit of compulsive scrolling and contending with daily updates about Covid-19, I've had this morning off. I opted straight for breakfast in bed, and picked up a new read. I'm one chapter in to Tessa Hadley's Late in the Day and already I feel like a literature … Continue reading Notes: fresh reads in your twenties
What does your perfect meal look like? Think beyond the dish. See the room, the people, the crockery, the climate… I expect for most it was plentiful - much food, many people. I expect it left you warm and content and craving a warm summer alfresco evening or a cosy gathering away from the winter … Continue reading Preserving Tradition with the Soul Food Sisters
I've yet to meet someone who doesn't turn to a book when holidaying. Even those most reluctant readers have one in tow when boarding a plane to their destination. Among mornings at the market, dripping afternoon ice creams and barmy Mediterranean evenings, days spent invested in books stand out in my memory of childhood holidays. … Continue reading The Ultimate Guide to Your Next Holiday Read
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_Ths6k7qXk Screenwriter Nicole Taylor (Three Girls, The C Word) has said Wild Rose was written as a love letter to Glasgow. Since the character started talking to her 10 years ago, she has honed and crafted the script until it was ready to put in to production, damningly sure that the setting was non-negotiable. Wild … Continue reading There’s No Place Like Home: Scottish premiere of ‘Wild Rose’ at Glasgow Film Festival
This post has been with me for a while but was inspired by Dolly Alderton's recent 'The Life of Dolly' column on city living (The Sunday Times Style, 13th January 2019). You can read it here. As with most decisions made in my early twenties, my choice to stay in Glasgow after graduating has been … Continue reading A Life Well Established
