The rise of hyper-femininity and the fall of the power woman trope: are either actually empowering?

And why do we always have to pick a category?

I had a breakdown and lost my flat, my job, my home and my boyfriend. What now?

When I first lost my…

The iconic Primrose Hill house home to Paddington bear, and how it creates an idea of home in London

Five Years of September: The So-Called Golden Month

Four consecutive years of magical ‘golden age’…

How I Fell in Love

And why I had to leave the happiest year of my life.

The Last Time I Saw Him

I asked him when we will see each other again, and he said soon. We smiled at…

Romance in Rome: the time I was seduced by an Italian

I will not bother changing his name because how…

I self-imposed social isolation in December 2021 and I haven’t left it yet

It’s been two years and…

My Year at Art College

My first year out of school brought a lot of changes, and a lot of new…

My coming of age 18-year-old relationship: when there was nothing left to say

The ending of my (very…