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Reflecting
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Reflecting

Hello, it’s me. I was wondering if after all these years you’d like to meet have a socially distanced catch up? It’s been a while. From what I can see, the last time I spoke at you was in March 2019. I wrote a blog post about cheese for goodness sake, blissfully unaware that I would be...

Upcoming Event: An Evening with Alan McGee
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Upcoming Event: An Evening with Alan McGee

Alan McGee, the boisterous co-founder and boss of one of the most significant music labels in British rock history, Creation Records, is touring the UK with ‘An Evening with Alan McGee’. McGee has experienced many successes, not only as a record label owner (he is responsible for the signing of bands such as Oasis, Primal...

Cheese Cheese Cheese
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Cheese Cheese Cheese

I’m obsessed with cheese. Cheese is great – amazing, even. I completely ignore the fact I’m lactose intolerant because of it. Recently, however, I realised I had never been successful in using cheese to the best of its ability – in a fondue. I used to go to charity shops in my hometown and purchase...

When Old Loves Rekindle
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When Old Loves Rekindle

My love affair with food has never been straightforward. My tastes are constantly changing; I go from health kicks to binging, to literally not giving a fuck. Mainly though, cooking just frustrates me. When I was younger, I wanted to be a chef. I loved cooking as it gave me purpose and clarity, but with...

red cups
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red cups

It’s the red plastic cups With the light frames and uniform Which weigh heavy on my mind. But not on yours, unsullied, That thinks only of roots and how far they will travel. How unfair to those truly a part of this world, To be burdened by stray figures Affixed to the passing of time....

I Write Something
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I Write Something

Writing about not being able to write is possibly the biggest cop-out there is, so it doesn’t surprise me that I’m doing it. I wish I could say the lack of content on this site is due to my busy lifestyle and trying to keep up with how popular I have become, but I think...

Content. Literally.
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Content. Literally.

Why do we believe we deserve contentment? Amongst everything else, my mind has decided to linger on this to the extent of a perpetual migraine residing in my temple. Let’s rephrase. Why do I seem to believe I deserve contentment? I’m not talking about a limitless & bountiful state of content – just a hint...