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First you must identify the problem – you know a lot of things and think a lot of things about that which you know. Too many thoughts, too many sparks racing across you’re vibrant, loud, exhausted and messy wires. This inevitably leads to you pissing someone off. Because. Just when. You want to. Shut. Up.Continue reading “How To Put A Lid On Yourself by Ryan Harnell”

He agreed to it on Saturday afternoon, just before we went out to find costumes for a Halloween party. It was an impulsive decision. He’d stuck the tab under his tongue before I could fully comprehend what was happening. After about an hour of shopping, he began to get uneasy. “Let’s go home?” He said.Continue reading “Snowflakes In October by Josi Kohlik”

The unstoppable and undeniably tumultuous force of the media is now stronger than ever. The ability to access the world is only the click of a button away. The world’s obsession with the ‘perfect image’ has been consistently at the forefront of the digital age, making pressure on young girls even more apparent. The unattainableContinue reading “How Is The Media Impacting Young People? By Bethany Lavery”

You lie on your friend’s bed waiting for her to come back from the co-op with lemonade. You remember that your mum asked you to call your sister. Your mum has been going through a rough time lately, so you need to do it. You start talking about your week, telling her funny things aboutContinue reading “On Wokeness by Tonia Perera”

Shame can ruin a person, it can make you feel 2 feet tall, it can make you lock yourself away to the furthest corner in the darkest room of the house you don’t find comfort in anymore. I think as a young teenager everyone carries around a cage of shame keeping everyone just far enough,Continue reading “The Other Girl by Giulia Waddington”

I had been nervous to attend that party. The assortment of alcoholic drinks built up a pleasant buzz that protected us as we sat with friends from past times when a girl – we’ll call her Louisa – patted me on the shoulder. Minutes later, we’re laughing freely as we exchange memories. The group areContinue reading “The Curse of Knowledge by Carmen Dupre”

I’m going to describe a person, and I’m going to describe them in the only way I think they’d describe themselves – methodically and logically. From bottom, to top. Two feet spaced perfectly shoulder width apart stand in two neatly polished black laced shoes. The laces have been left in a perfect figure-of-eight bow, sittingContinue reading “Just So by Jo Hawkins”

Soft black leather slip-on shoes, with a single gold buckle on each. They pad softly on the tiled kitchen floor, before reaching the thin wooden chair. The embroidered pillows covering the seat and back are years old, from when her hands could still hold the needle. Those hands were nimble long before I came toContinue reading “You Look Well Dear by Charlie Lezard”

Coming from a dual-nationality family where my mother came to England not knowing a word of English and being a woman, I naturally grew up a feminist. Equality is one of the most important things to me and when I see or feel inequality, rage is something which grows inside of me as fast asContinue reading “Expressing Anger by Monica Poucheva-Murray”

It’s 2016 and we’ve just finished our A-Levels. As is custom now, there was only one way to give our school years the sending off they deserved; a lad’s holiday. I’d been to Santa Ponsa perhaps fifteen or sixteen times in my life. My mum’s friend owned a flat out there which enabled us toContinue reading “Not My Fault by Louis Danby”