In March, NRTH LASS published the latest in my On Being a Woman collection, a reflection on Women’s Rights on International Women’s Day. The other day, I put forward the offer to write a piece for International Women’s Day. I had just finished The Female Eunuch and purchased The … On Being a Woman PartContinue reading “On Being a Woman Part III: International Women’s Day Edition”
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Upon the Death of my Favourite Author
In December I was asked by NRTH LASS to pen a tribute to Joan Didion, following her death. Here you can read my thoughts on her passing, grief more generally and how she has influenced the writer I am/am still becoming. There is a distinct comfort in knowing that certain people are still around. AContinue reading “Upon the Death of my Favourite Author”
On Reading
Today I have read two books written by women, in fact I can’t remember the last time I read a book written by a man. I chose both these books for relatively straightforward reasons. One claimed to be a response to George Orwell’s essay Why I Write, and the other presented itself as a ‘manifesto forContinue reading “On Reading”
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