Category Archives: Journalism

The Toast, April 2014. Original article here. Things lost to exes, begrudgingly. – Endless loaves of bread. After too many mornings of waking up at his house and finding there was absolutely nothing to eat, I started bringing my own food over. The coffee and peanut butter stayed in the cupboard where I’d left them,Continue reading “Things lost to exes, begrudgingly.”

The Billfold, 2014. Original article. Possibly the least you can spend on getting legally married My husband and I got married last July. We wore jeans to the registry office, and except for the three friends who were our witnesses, no one knew anything about it until it was over. For us, it was perfect.Continue reading “Possibly the least you can spend on getting legally married”

This Recording, 2014. Original article. In which we sleep on crisp white sheetsDesert state Every morning at 7am I climb over my sleeping husband, pulling the curtains open to let in a stream of dusty light. It’s pitch black until then, inside this hotel bubble without sound nor light, but I’m relieved to get upContinue reading “Desert state”

Lionheart Magazine, Shapes issue, 2013. Original article. My knight and I At night I curl up in the bed and twist my arms around my legs, one hand grabbing an ankle with a knee hiked to my forehead. The city is my nightlight, slipping past the curtain to make shapes on the floor. I listenContinue reading “My knight and I”

The Billfold, 2013. Original article. Ten houses in ten years in London: A story of hope over experience 1. Acton (1) – 6 months The year is 2003, and two fresh graduates from Southampton roll into London to take it all on. Unfortunately they have no idea what they’re doing, which is why they’ve endedContinue reading “Ten houses in ten years in London: A story of hope over experience”

Litro Magazine, March 2014. Original article. London hits me, it feels like a kiss With swift, rehearsed motions I prop my bicycle onto my hip, swaying my body as a counterweight as I start the climb up the stairs. Music still blares in my left ear, too loud now there’s no traffic to drown itContinue reading “London hits me, it feels like a kiss”

In Aquila Children’s Magazine (ages 7-12), February 2014. The adventures of Thor Heyerdahl Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl crossed the open ocean on wooden rafts, risking his life to prove that people in pre-historic times could have travelled the world. When a young, unknown researcher named Thor Heyerdahl claimed people from South America had travelled toContinue reading “Thor Heyerdahl”

In Aquila Children’s Magazine (ages 7-12), March 2014. Technology in times of crisis The best technology is often the one that’s the simplest, cheapest and easiest to use. Think about it: you don’t want it breaking, you don’t want to spend ages learning how to use it, and you certainly don’t want it to beContinue reading “Technology in times of crisis”

Published in This Is Tomorrow, 2011. Original article here. Matthew Day Jackson: Everything leads to another Hauser & Wirth, London Just as Monet’s paintings of waterlilies were originally presented in a long line, Matthew Day Jackson’s impressions of the surface of the moon stretch out across an entire wall of the Hauser & Wirth gallery.Continue reading “Matthew Day Jackson”

Cover story for Square Mile Magazine, December 2013. Original article here (p75-79). Generation Tech: Interview with James Gill, co-founder and CEO of GoSquared Prufrock Coffee is buzzing even though the lunch rush has come and gone, as James Gill isn’t the only startup CEO who likes hauling up in the airy Clerkenwell cafe to talkContinue reading “Generation Tech”