Living in Arcadia
When I was a little girl, I loved stories. I mean, who didn’t? My childhood heroes were the figments of another person’s imagination; my most valuable lessons in life came from the wonderful world of fiction. Whether I was watching a Disney movie or reading Harry Potter with my mother, there was always an opportunity [...]
The time is 15:16. I am sitting at my laptop, shaking from head to toe, clenching my fists in protest of my Twitter addiction to avoid the inevitable onslaught of spoilers that plague my timeline. Tonight, at midnight, Avengers: Endgame will hit cinemas across the United Kingdom, and I am not ready. A quick [...]
As it happens, Alopecia is much harder to write about than I’d thought. Don’t let my ultra-personal blogs deceive you: I hate opening up. It’s not that I prefer secrecy – if that were the case, I’d be writing exclusively about my love for pop culture under an ignominious pseudonym. No, my problem is that, [...]
Monday 12th March, 2018. Feeling overwhelmed. Pre-warning: usually I try to censor myself on here, but some things need to be said with certain... diction. This one gets quite deep. Sorry. As the bald patch continues to consume the crown of my head, I seem to have found myself trapped in an alternate [...]
I was recently talking to an inspiration of mine about the importance of awareness. The world is so ignorant, no matter how much we'd insist otherwise. Why else would campaigns like #TimesUp and #BlackLivesMatter be so necessary? Why else would #TimesUp and #BlackLivesMatter be so criticised? We could all use a little education in something, [...]
After an exhausting day of doing nothing, I poured myself a skinny latte and scrolled through everybody's favorite social media ranting site. I've always considered Twitter a place of comfort, a safe space. My team of followers may ignore 99.9% of my tweets, but to me, they are family. I support them, and when it [...]
Alopecia Areata. Read it, repeat it, remember it - because 2% of the entire population is at risk of developing it. Now, I know that number seems small, but if you put in into perspective that's approximately 152,000,000 people. And, if you're still thinking that it will never effect you, then think again. My name [...]
