Today I’m tackling the highly emotive topic of abortion. Some of you reading right now will argue that I have absolutely zero say in this whatsoever. You’re entitled to that opinion and you can stop reading right now if you feel the need to do so. Before leaping in, I should outline my position. As […]
View DetailsI like to think successful people also think they’re not doing enough sometimes. I like to think that they talk shit about themselves too. Steve Jobs might have thought his company was shite. Ghandi could have thought he wasn’t doing enough, or Shakespeare might have thought his poems were absolutely worthless. It makes success feel […]
View DetailsI was originally writing the piece that follows as the initial stage of some cognitive behavioural therapy. Last Monday (the 11th if you want to be specific) I’d been feeling pretty anxious and my head was acting the eejit so I said I’d try and sort it out, as I would do quite often. After […]
View Details“You’re a f*ck boy.” No I’m not. “Yes you are, look at how you dress!” What’s wrong with my clothes? “F*ck boy clothes. Look at your shoes, man.” What? “And your drink, that’s a f*ck boy drink.” Oh, okay then. “I’m still not decided. I can’t decide if you’re a f*ckboy or not.” Cool. These […]
View DetailsCulture is a weird thing. Culture changes. It’s different across the world, but the idea of culture is permanent. It’s inherent. Culture is something we do, us humans. Culture is basically whatever is deemed socially acceptable by a particular society. Therefore, it’s subject to change, as what becomes acceptable changes over time, both very quickly […]
View DetailsA fox slinked across the road in front of me. It was dark. It appeared for few moments in my headlights, in the rain. The fox knew I was there but didn’t have any time for my bullshit, too busy doing fox things It moved exactly as you’d expect a fox would move; it moved […]
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