When I started this blog in 2017, I wanted a space to let out my opinions and converse with others online. A lot of that took place through Google Plus; I would share many of my posts in various groups and have conversations (and debates) with others online about them. […]
Personal
In Which My Situation Feels Ridiculous
If a person has stage one cancer, no one would dare say ‘you’re not sick enough to qualify for treatment.’ They would be told by the doctor that it’s good to catch it early to prevent it from getting worse, and have their illness treated as seriously as someone with […]
I Emailed Liz Jones When I Was Ten
“Writers should read everything.” So said my father, a Tanzanian columnist for their national paper The Citizen. One would wonder why an egalitarian, Labour-voting humanist would buy one of the UK’s least-loved newspapers: The Daily Mail. Aged ten, I knew not of the low-brow, ill-favoured tabloid that makes Guardian […]
The Freedom of Adulthood
Adulthood gets a poor rep. Who wants to do their tax returns, pay bills, go grocery shopping and stay on top of dentist appointments? When we’re in our twenties we’re meant to be figuring ourselves out; hopping between jobs, falling in-and-out of love, paying off student loans and moaning about […]
Alcoholics Anonymous vs Smart Recovery
This post is discussing my personal experiences with AA and its program of sobriety. It does not reflect the views of Alcoholics Anonymous, nor is it in any way affiliated with the core teachings of the program or any other recovery programs. I have written this simply as a message […]
2018: An Ode to Literature
Literature. That was some good shit. So said the character of ‘God’ in John Niven’s The Second Coming, a book I read recently. Literature is good shit, one of the best kinds of shit in this shit-filled world. Literature is one of the most important and breath-taking things in my […]