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• The Coney Island Mermaid Parade - on 35mm

  

  As is no secret, there's nothing I've grown to love more these past few months than analogue photography. So as Hannah Toni were in the city, we bustled our... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Upon The Discovery of Discipline

  

  I sit hunched forward on the rusting fire escape, my scraped elbows resting against the supports of my bloody knees, violet and indigo bruises painted like... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• A Human of New York

  

  An invasive plume of humid city air swirled into the cab as I yanked open the creaky door, stepping out from my air conditioned cocoon and onto the unfamiliar... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• To The Stranger Who

  I wrote this on the day it happened, and have been in two minds since whether to let it be seen or not. Partly because of how incredibly personal this is, but... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• I (Finally) Heart NY

  

  Hey. We haven't spoken in a while, huh? It scares me how easy it is to lose track of time.But there's a reason I haven't written, a reason I am so relieved to... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Little Victories #2 - NYC Diaries

  

  Ever since I started writing, I've come to realise that I collect moments and memories and hoard them like possessions. Whether this be in long hand-written... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Life Aboard - The NYC Diaries

  

  My cabin-mate's hands dance across the ivory keys of the grand piano behind me, as the floor beneath us gently rocks to and fro, a slow and melodic creak of... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• A Lesson In Liberty - The NYC Diaries

  

  Sunset from the top deck.Today is my 4th day living in New York City, and the first time I've felt a pang of something I guess I was waiting to feel. Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• 7 Things I Wish I'd Known Growing Up

  

  This article was originally written by me published on Thought Catalog. (Yay!)Coming to the end of University, you can't help but feel a little nostalgic. Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Feel The Change, Fear The Change

  

  In one week, everything will be different.Gone will be the house in the town in which I have lived, loved and loathed for the past 4 years of my life, the... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Curiosity Collector

  

  “After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” Phillip Pullman-Ever since I was young, I've always harboured... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Reclaim That Domain! An Ode To My Inbox

  

  The blogger phenomenon of 'Oh I don't remember signing up for this' and why 3rd party PR companies need to be put back in their place "The days of being just a... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Museum of You

  

  My everyday is a battle with mortality, and every single day without fail, I lose.For the past couple of years or so, my life has been defined and prioritised b... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Pay Attention To Me! Wait, No, Not You...

  

  And other problems of being a spiritually high-maintenance yet emotionally-unavailable introvert.(I'm a fucking mess what can I say)In a way, I guess,... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Start Speadin' the Word...

  

  In perhaps the worst kept secret known to mankind, I have some pretty huge news to share with you all...As is no secret, at the start of 2015, after 4 years of... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• A Stolen Few Days in Paris

  

  Better late than never right?I find it difficult to write about my travels sometimes. Not because I don't have the words... if anything it's because I have too... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Importance of Bianca Piper

  

  From the film I was so ready to hate - why 'The Duff's Bianca Piper is the hero we all needOkay, I know it's a bit odd for me to be doing a film review, and... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• How To Live Like a Badass Pt. 2 - External

  

  Revealing The Ultimate Secret of How to Live The Best Life EverSee Part 1 - Internal - here.Now this is when it all gets damn exciting. Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• How To Live Like A Badass Pt.1 - Internal

  

  A 3-part plan from a 3-word confession, on how to curate the most kick ass existence(I apologise in advanced for how cheesy and self-important and a lil bit... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Sorry Dove, This Is Why I Won't 'Choose Beautiful'

  

  The Underlying Flaw in Trying To Make Women Believe They Are BeautifulSplashed across every newsfeed, timeline and profile this week, it's been almost impossibl... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION