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Book Review: The Bear and the Nightingale
I haven't tried writing a book review since A level English Lit (and if you think I'm going to tell you how long ago that was, you can think again pal), but I wanted to try it out. Fair warning: This review does contain plot spoilers right up to the end of the book,...
A Love Letter to Captain Marvel
When I saw the first trailer for Captain Marvel, my first reaction was not “Oh wow, I can’t wait!” It was more like “Kree? Really? They’re going to keep saying that with a straight face for the whole film?” In all honesty, I was feeling a little over the whole...
How to (Not) Fight About the Washing Up
We’ve all seen it happen, in television or film if not in real life. The fight that starts with snide comments over some household chore, escalates into shouting and the hurling of unresolved and seemingly irrelevant past grievances, ends in one or both parties saying...
Let Them Out of the Fridge
I was watching Partner play a video game this afternoon. I usually find this pretty entertaining; the games he tends to play are pretty story-heavy, so I sit there reading or writing or whatever and tune in during the cut scenes. It’s like watching a vaguely...
Arguing on the Internet
The internet can be a difficult place to disagree with people. In some places (naming no names, YouTube comments...) it can be hard to find civil conversation even when you’re basically on the same page as the people you’re interacting with. I have seen people online...
Maybe This is What Progress Looks Like
This morning was always going to be a frustrating workout. I hadn’t been to the gym in a couple of weeks, and my exercise schedule for the month or so before that has been… let’s say, sporadic. Minimal. Near-zero. Patchy gym attendance is unfortunately the rule,...