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Millenium
“Don’t drop me, granddad!” I’m sat on his knees, nervously anticipating the fall as he dunks me low to the floor, my matted almost-black hair scraping the carpet. He dangles me there for a second or two, my sweaty hands gripping his in fear of my life. He hoists me up as quickly as he…
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The company we keep
Why do some Midges mosey about as if they’re drunk, while others are indefatigable? Unfortunately, I don’t have the answer for you. But it is the most pressing question on my mind, sitting underneath this lime tree. I watch them for a while and think about their ambition. Why have they gathered here? They’re using…
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Sahara
Four years ago, I laid down in the Sahara Desert. I closed my eyes for ten seconds and convinced myself I was floating on water, but eventually Berber heat cut through unbelonging high street polyester and I was forced to move onto a rug. Cracked camel skin and Turmeric stained wool stopped me from falling…
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Quarantine Diaries
People may joke about the people with mental health drastically tampering with their physical appearance during lockdown, but by day two I’d bleached my hair twice. My newfound Fluoxetine fluidity has meant that the Corona virus quarantine hasn’t been as endangering as it would have been two weeks ago. I want to elaborate on that last…
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How to survive university, your social life and your hospitality job in the company of your mental breakdown
It’s March now, and after battling through the worst part of Winter I know that those of us out there that struggle with our mental health will be feeling worn down after months of dark mornings and nights, bone-cold weather and a severe lack of Vitamin D. It is usually around this time of year…
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Mentality Matters Podcast
By now, 2020 is well underway, and what better way to start the year than with yet another creative project? That’s right, my good friend Vikki and I have been busy over the first few weeks of the year, conceptualising and creating our new mental health podcast ‘Mentality Matters’. Mentality Matters started as a hungover…
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Wiltshire Wonderland, 2
When I started my Ma in Travel and Nature writing in October 2019, I had no idea what to expect. I’ve always been one of those ‘writers’ that never actually writes anything, and while I’d known I wanted to do a writing themed Ma for a long time, I had no intention of doing actually…
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A friendly Christmas
Two days until Christmas – the time where all the festive guilt accumulated over December comes to a peak. Tomorrow, Christmas Eve, always seems to be more joyous, and if that isn’t the case, the last minute preparations keep the mind too occupied to cause trouble. The day before today, the eve of the eve…
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An amusingly brief introduction
Having my own blog has always been a distant dream. I figured it to be something that grown ups do, organised people with neat and scrupulously tidy lives. But, after some gentle nudging from my friends I have decided to commit to one at last. I’m certainly not organised or very grown up and shall…
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Wiltshire Wonderland
“Be careful on those steps.” Well, sorry to let you down, Damien, but your stone country steps are sodding wet, covered with moss, and exist in this moment purely for my demise. “Yeah, yeah I will, thank you.” He looks at me, clearly intending to wait this out and observe my city-style descent. I take…
Billie's Divination Den 