Today’s creative writing Throwback Thursday is a cute little poem that I penned back in 2001 at the grand ol’ age of 12! A couple weekends ago The Unicorn and I were back at my parents and my dad asked me to go through some old boxes that he’d hauled down from the loft. I […]
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Throwback Thursday: “Why I Want a Girlfriend” (2004)
At the tender age of 16, without even realising it, I was given my first taste of powerful feminist satire. Judy Syfers’ article (now Judy Brady)ย ‘Why I Want a Wife’ appeared in the first issue of Ms. Magazine launched in the summer of 1972. The essay is perhaps one of the best-remembered pieces from the […]
Throwback Thursday: What Happened? (2007)
Going back to the old skool again today for Throwback Thursday. Here’s a piece of poetry from my late teenage angst years, circa 2006/7. I’m pretty sure I wrote this when I was a Learning Support Assistant at my old high school. I was going through a break-up (the first of many with this particular […]
Throwback Thursday: The Writer (November, 2003)
So in the grand scheme of streamlining my blog, but still being able to share old work, I’ve decided thatย embracing ‘Throwback Thursday’ is the way to do it! This week’s feature is a little creative writing gem — homework from 2003!! The Writer He looked down at the yellowing parchment through the cracks in […]