24
Apr
Emerging, and mortality
On 10th December 2024 everything stopped - I was diagnosed with breast cancer aged 44.
Here we are, and at
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Parenting
03
Oct
The North Land
I have written an acapella arrangement for three voices (SAT, or really AAT/B), a nostalgic song about Scotland based
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20
Nov
Twenty Months Later
The last post I wrote here was called 'hiatus'... and that was a long time ago. I think
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02
Aug
Hiatus
So the changes hoped for in my first post on this new blog came to pass... I'm starting
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22
May
2020 vision
Things are changing in 2020.
At this very moment, I'm trying to change my work and career, and
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27
Apr
A creative choice
An open letter to James Rhodes, pianist (in reply to his article).
James, on the off-chance you do read this
9 min read
01
Feb
Feminism, subjecthood and the right to desire
As an undergraduate in history of art at Cambridge, I remember struggling with the ‘feminist theory’ class. I found it
6 min read
06
Nov
A National Trust half term
I think that keeping myself and the children busy and active, doing lovely things and making lovely memories, is one
10 min read
29
Sep
Some folks' lives
One of my favourite Paul Simon songs is "Some folks' lives" and I was reminded of it
3 min read
11
Jun
Gender stereotyping in children's toys
The Achilles Effect explores gender bias in the entertainment aimed at primary school boys, focusing on the dominant themes in
1 min read