Creative nonfiction in NYC literary magazine
“Holding such details can feel like fumbling with a glass bottle, catching it by the neck before it smashes on the concrete floor. The hairs on my own neck standing […]
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Writing for Missing Perspectives about the idealisation of girlhood
“I understand the desire to romanticise certain stages of life, and there is something beautiful about the mythology that surrounds girlhood: the sense of possibility, and that a whole life […]
Writing for The Guardian about hair dye, mortality, and an entertaining friendship moment
Back in The Guardian, this time with a personal tale of crisis, comedy, and poor aesthetic outcomes. I dyed my hair spontaneously – and this prompted unexpected emotions, as well […]
Creative nonfiction published in Hindsight Journal
“There is a sense of waiting in Cambridge. The small English city swells and shrinks with the migration of students and tourists, who lend pace to the foot traffic coursing […]
Article for Business Insider on letter-writing and family
“…what was perhaps overall so significant about this friendship, for me, was that here was a fully cognisant, older man, self-aware and open to communicating — but only via letters, […]
Writing about the Australian Gothic for Reader’s Digest
“Australian Gothic fiction offers insights into the country’s history and culture, as well as a powerful lens through which to imagine the future…” In April, I had the chance to […]
Article in Reader’s Digest UK
“…I have found Oliver’s words particularly resonant during lockdown. Her writing opened a door to the outside world when I was self-isolating after a housemate tested positive for the coronavirus; […]
