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A Curious Piece on Curiosity
Ellie Stuart has a complicated relationship with curiosity. Here she looks back at the times when she didn't follow the white rabbit . . . Read More
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Being a Daughter (Without a Mum)
Charlea Glanville writes about the courage she's found in herself since the passing of her mother. Read More
6 years ago
Lorde Give (Teenage) Me Strength
When Maria Ilona Moore saw Lorde perform at Alexandra Palace, she was struck by how far she'd come from her teenage self. Read More
6 years ago
A Love Letter to My Body (I’m Sorry I Haven’t Written Before)
Sammy Blaney opens a dialogue with her own body, evaluating all they've been through together. Read More
6 years ago
Not a Girl, Not yet a Woman
Bridie Wilkinson pens an ode to the pop idol of her childhood, and what loving Britney Spears taught her about becoming a woman. Read More
6 years ago
Do It Yourself
After surviving a brain tumour, Izzy Rogers begins to piece a life back together – and it starts with a little DIY. Read More
6 years ago
Three Hundred and Ninety-Eight Point Two Miles
Samantha Blaney muses on family, identity and all the many ways that we keep connected, in this beautiful essay – our final piece for the theme. Read More
6 years ago
Saying Goodbye to Cigarettes and Johnny Cash
Letting go of cigarettes allowed Alice Whiting to let go of her past – here she traces the habit and how it determined other aspects of her life. Read More
6 years ago
Words to Revive You
"You know that weird feeling in your throat that you get just before you really, properly cry?" Olivia Sleet provides some advice for how to pull yourself back from the brink of tears. Read More
7 years ago
The Legacy of Santa Lucia
A pilgrimage to Holly Stratton's remote old family home in Italy leads to revival – but not as she was expecting... Read More
7 years ago
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