I have made the decision to stop blogging. I no longer enjoy writing on here. I feel stupid writing the more trivial posts and struggle to write the serious ones. It’s simply not good enough to be away for so long, suck up the attention and then leave again. Even your lovely comments do not… Continue reading Goodbye, friends.
l i n g e r i e by Alexandra Harrison The lights of the disco Cast colourful, blotchy shadows Over sticky moving silk. Arms like fleshy trees Waving in a blurry sea Of sweat, tobacco And spluttering smoke machines. Outside the air is cooler, And clings to shining skin That glows yellow under the… Continue reading lingerie (a poem)
Hello! I should have uploaded this AGES ago, so I’m really sorry Ariana for it being very late. If you do not know what’s going on, welcome to me and the wonderful Ariana’s political collab series where we talk about politics as two young people to other young people in an accessible way. In the… Continue reading The Democratic Party – Liberal Politics with Ariana
The dreams by Alexandra Harrison My grandmother was first Not the first, but the first of mine to go. When the clouds had changed and formed a million times over And the sun had ran into the sky again and again My mother became the second And my father followed shortly after. Everything is a… Continue reading the dreams (a poem)
Hello everyone! I have missed you all so much. I went away for a little while, because I had lots of exams that were mentally and physically exhausting and I was unable to find the time to blog, so I really apologize for not producing content or reading yours. I’m trying to fix both of… Continue reading hello again
It seems that May was split into four parts. Firstly, there’s been a huge chunk of coursework and mock exams to get through, which despite being stressful, I’ve dealt with pretty well. The second part is this feeling of inadequacy and insignificance in my friendship group, which has become this shape shifting monster of brighter… Continue reading May Reflections and June 2016
Hello! It’s been a really long time since I last did a monthly favourites and considering I just can’t contain my excitement about these amazing things, I thought I would share with all of you wonderful people what I have been loving this month. Wow, that’s a lot of positive adjectives, sickeningly happy. SKINS Literally… Continue reading May Favourites
Rays and Jellyfish (a short story) By Alexandra Harrison May 2016 I don’t like the sun, because I know that I can blind myself. There is nothing stopping me, but a nagging consciousness to survive, to keep going, to move my head away when its rays scrape my irises and make my pupils shrink and… Continue reading Rays and Jellyfish (a short story)
Currently my school is going on a rampage to stop girls from wearing ‘too much make-up’ and wearing short skirts. They are doing this by publicly shaming girls infront of their peers and considering anyone who wears a lot of make up/a short skirt to be an unintelligent, dumb slut who is not worth employing.… Continue reading the natural woman (a discussion)
~guest post w/ selfie talking about self love. This post is amazing, it almost made me cry because she’s just SO NICE, so please give it a read. You deserve and need this kind of empowerment~ Hi hi le readers of Alex’s blog!! It’s a pleasure to meet your acquaintance, how do you do? *shakes… Continue reading Self love with Selfie
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