Fish and chips, inspired by Saltwater Where I’m from, fish and chips is a staple food. A good bag of chips from my local chippy, soaked in malt vinegar and […]
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Book review: Saltwater by Jessica Andrews
SALTWATER By Jessica Andrews Follow me on Facebook for next week’s blog, about a meal made inspired by this book! I first heard of Saltwater by Jessica Andrews as I […]
Books, bites & bakes
Challenges keep me motivated in my pursuit of the things I love doing. Without Nanowrimo, I wouldn’t have written 50k words last November. Without Goodreads reading challenges, I wouldn’t read […]
Back, and better than ever! Brown butter cookies
Back in 2018 I wrote what I now believe to be a really cringe blog post about cookies. Four years later, I’m back with a modified and improved recipe, and […]
Book review: My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
content warnings: abuse, sexual abuse, pedophelia, grooming MY DARK VANESSA BY KATE ELIZABETH RUSSELL Without a doubt, the saddest book I read in 2021. Right off the back of the […]
Book review: Scabby Queen by Kirstin Innes
SCABBY QUEEN By Kirstin Innes First book review of the year! Scabby Queen is a collection of perspectives that tells the story of Clio Campbell, a Scottish activist, popstar, and […]
Nanowrimo 2021 – a full reflection
Nanowrimo – a full reflection Well, oops. This is late. Nanowrimo takes place in every November. If you read my post published at the halfway mark, you’ll know that I […]
My top reads of 2021
It was my goal in 2021 to read 26 books. I ended falling short by four, but can’t complain seeing as I had such a good time reading all that […]
Reflecting on the first half of Nanowrimo 21
This month, so far, has been a weird one. Feels like it’s dragging and flying by all at once. My lunch hours and nights have been spent by in large […]
active decay – poem
Originally published in July 2021’s copy of SNACK – read the mag here the sign at the mouth of my street fell off its posts. it was wind battered, rusted […]