Sam's posts

What does true visibility look like?

Discovering an unlikely icon

May 15 •

Can't cook, won't cook

Do (lots of) women hate cooking, or do they hate having to cook? No prizes for guessing the answer

May 8 •

It took over two decades to get my painful periods diagnosed

I know I'm far from the only one. Now Naga Munchetty is on a mission to get women's health taken seriously

May 6 •

How I learned to love my crazy ginger hair

A hate-love story. Or should that be, from enemies to friends...? (Either way, treat yourself to the embarrassing photos within!)

May 1 •

It took me ten years to realise, I am my block

Or how I finally learnt to get out of my own way

Apr 24 •

Why do some marriages last, when others don't?

Thirty two years ago, I said "I do". That's an inconceivably long time. How come we're still here?

Apr 3 •

Two old(er) women drinking coffee

I see them every day. And every day I wonder, what’s their story?

Mar 13 •

What to read when absolutely nothing goes in

Up and not crying? Just about? Me too

Mar 6 •

Judi Dench's Face

I'm obsessed with creased Judi. And I don’t think I’m the only one

Feb 27 •

Gen X women are having all the sex!

Or so the internet wants us to believe. Is there something else going on here entirely?

Feb 13 •

Remembering Marianne Faithfull*, but not as she actually was

The pictures chosen for obituaries are yet more evidence that society would prefer it if women stopped ageing at 40 (max)

Feb 6 •

On running to and from

And learning to tell the difference

Jan 30 •

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