Against Perfect Writing: Why Getting It Wrong Might Be the Only Way to Get It Right
There’s a specific kind of panic that sets in when you’re staring at a blank page and suddenly remember all the rules. You know the ones. Open with a hook.…
Why Capable Women Still Apologise for Everything (And How to Stop)
I sent an email last Tuesday that started with “Sorry to bother you, but—” I wasn’t sorry. I hadn’t bothered anyone. It was a completely reasonable question about a project…
The Grand Unveiling of Absolutely No Hacks Whatsoever
Or, How to Actually Promote Your Stuff Without Losing Your Soul (or Your Shirt) Ah, the siren song of the internet! It whispers sweet nothings into the ears of content…
Nobody Knows What’s Real Anymore
(And We’re All Pretending That’s Fine) So apparently, 97% of us can’t tell the difference between real music and AI-generated tunes anymore. Which, if you think about it for more…
The Grind
I’ve been thinking about coffee again. Not in the “I need caffeine to function like a normal human” way—though, let’s be honest, that’s also true—but in the way it mirrors…
Why I’m Not Afraid of AI (And Why You Shouldn’t Be Either)
Look, I get it. You’re a writer. You’ve spent years honing your craft, finding your voice, learning the difference between “affect” and “effect” (and then promptly forgetting it again). And…
When the Leader of the Free World Calls a Woman “Piggy”
Right, so let me give you the context…but also, let me be honest about where I’m coming from. I’m British. I watch all of this from across the pond, which…
The Bastard Truth: On Freedom, Filth, and the Power of the Unpolished Word
There’s a photograph somewhere…probably lost now, buried under decades of shit and cigarette ash…of Charles Bukowski sitting at his typewriter, beer in hand, face like a road map of bad…
The Pub: A Quiet Study of Human Beings Trying Their Best
There’s a moment… a tiny, easily missed flicker of transition… when you walk into a British pub and feel the world slip into a lower gear. The air shifts. Your…
The Theatre Has Gone Dark
What We Talk About When We Talk About Free Speech Or: how both sides learnt to stop worrying and love censorship when it suited them There’s a Kierkegaard quote that’s…