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Carolyn Lochhead
Carolyn Lochhead
Nov 20, 2018 · 2 min

Baby or Brexit?

Regular readers will know that I adored my two periods of maternity leave. For me they were magical, tender, life-expanding, wonderful experiences. I mean, they were also frustrating, exhausting and largely dominated by poop, but nonetheless, I remember them fondly (so much so that I wrote a book about it).

Carolyn Lochhead
Carolyn Lochhead
Nov 15, 2018 · 2 min

Shy Bairns Get Nae Sweeties

All parents have pet phrases. Some are inherited, echoing down the years, childhood memories long-forgotten till suddenly you hear your mother’s voice coming out of your mouth. I was appalled to catch myself recently telling my daughter to do something “Not in a minute, now!” It was like my late…

Carolyn Lochhead
Carolyn Lochhead
Aug 15, 2018 · 5 min

Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say

For some people, Madonna has been wrong all her life. Too sexual and outspoken when she was young, too muscly and still too sexual now that she’s older. But when she. first gyrated into my consciousness, Madonna couldn’t have seemed more right.