I’m British. Now I’m no patriot, but there are several things I like about living in this country. The NHS. The general tolerant attitude to people of different ethnic backgrounds, religions and sexualities. The polite nature of the police. THE FACT THAT GUNS ARE ILLEGAL. As a British person, I […]
Continue ReadingI grew up in Stamford Hill, an area in Hackney, North London, where there is a large Orthodox Jewish population; the largest in Europe I believe. In primary school I remember kids saying how much they couldn’t stand the Jews, and that they hated Hitler but they were glad he […]
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Since I was a child I have always adored cats. They are my favourite animal. I have a ‘cat book’, like a scrapbook, but with pictures and poems and cut outs of cats; domestic cats, lions, tigers, leopards, panthers, jaguars – the lot. My family always knew to give me […]
Continue ReadingArt is a waste of time, my dear It bears no financial gain You shall be crippled and withered and shrivelled Your talents down the drain Don’t waste your time with art, my dear You are only seventeen With your whole life laid out ahead of you (whatever that does […]
Continue ReadingWhen I see a group of white girls, I can barely tell them apart. In my head I call them White Girl 1, White Girl 2 and so on. They all have the same blonde or brown shoulder-ish length hair, thin lips, physical shape, and for gods’ sake the same […]
Continue ReadingAs far back as I can remember I’ve always wanted a career, and pretty much the same career; author, recording musical artist, and if the former doesn’t work out I wouldn’t mind going into journalism. There are many, many jobs I wouldn’t want to do: doctor (I’m hella squeamish), teacher […]
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