AFTER 30 YEARS, CAN WHITBY COPE?Recently, I uploaded a picture of myself and some friends on our recent holiday during Whitby Goth Weekend (WGW) at the end of April. We…May 7May 7
THINKING OF ADVERTISING ON SOCIAL MEDIA? READ THIS FIRSTRecently, my band did a crowdfunding campaign for our new album, and here’s what I found with a meagre budget for promotion.Sep 27, 2023Sep 27, 2023
EMBRACING CHANGE: REFLECTIONS ON LOSING THE BEST JOB I’VE EVER HADThis Friday will see me leave my job as a technician at a university. I haven’t done anything wrong, and the university is not struggling…Jul 25, 2023Jul 25, 2023
THE BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY: THE CURSE OF ARTISTIC TALENT IN THE FACE OF POVERTYMusic, as we know, can touch our souls, transport us to other worlds, and create lasting memories. It can inspire, heal, and ignite a fire…May 30, 2023May 30, 2023
SOMETIMES IN LIFE, THE PERSON WHO GASLIGHTS US THE MOST IS OURSELVESGaslighting is the emotional abuse of having your perspective repeatedly questioned by another. It includes denying facts, scoffing at your…Mar 30, 2023Mar 30, 2023
THE TIME MY DAD THREATENED TO BEAT ME OVER A SQUEEZED TUBE OF EYE CREAMWhen I was a child, my parents had a strict bedtime routine for myself and my older sister. At 6.30 pm, we went to bed and had to stay…Mar 8, 20231Mar 8, 20231
HOW MY FRIEND MAKES HUNDREDS OF POUNDS FROM BAKED BEANSMy friend, let’s call him Zac, has always had a thing for food and photography. So he has combined the two favourite hobbies into one very…Feb 7, 2023Feb 7, 2023
THREE THINGS I LEARNT FROM MY WORST FAMILY CHRISTMASThe worst Christmas I ever had was when I first left home many years ago. My partner and I bought our house two months before Christmas…Dec 20, 20221Dec 20, 20221