Author: Megan Evans
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Love, With Miles Between Us
Little did I know I would fall in love with a person from the opposite side of the planet. Long-distance love isn’t just about the cinematic tropes we see on our devices, always sun-lit and reunions and smiles. More often, it is late-night calls where one is just waking up to start the day, and…
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A Love Letter To My Changing Body
Image Source: Unsplash- Drazen Nesic I spent most of my teenage years in a body that was basically an enthusiastic stick figure; slim, straight up and down, and the kind of body that slid into skinny jeans like it was born for it. I didn’t appreciate it at the time, I was too busy worrying…
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My Twenties Anthem: Olivia Dean
Olivia Dean is the epitome of a warm hug infused with smudged eyeliner. Her music feels less like catching up with a friend who swears she is ‘totally over it’ while being very obviously not ok, and more of that indescribable feeling of cathartic release when finding a catchy beat which matches in return, stunning…
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Notes On Heartbreak By: Annie Lord: Finding Beauty Within The Brutality Of Love
Image Source: Unsplash- ŞULE MAKAROĞLU Break-ups are very rarely graceful, and writer Annie Lord knows this better than most. In her beautifully written memoir ‘Notes on Heartbreak’, the Vogue columnist turns her private life and the turbulent end to her relationship into a bittersweet romance story. The memoir discusses how a relationship doesn’t just end…
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Why Are People Obsessed With Posting Pictures Of Food Online?
Image Credit: Unsplash- Toni Koraza If you take a quick scroll on your phone, be it a group chat with friends, or a social media like Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok, chances are you’ll see a food-related photo within seconds. Food-related promotion on social platforms has become so universal for content creation, not only because it…
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The Rise Of The Limited Series & Some Of My Favorites
Image Source: Unsplash- Marques Kaspbrak How many nights have resulted in you scrolling on Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Disney Plus, almost endlessly, to try and find the next perfect bingeable TV series? I can safely say that I am someone who cannot commit to a long series, due to forever being away for work, but…
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Somewhere Between Magic And Missing Home
Image Credit: Unsplash- Sheila Jellison Nobody can quite prepare you for that transition. Not the one where you finish your degree, and you finally have to make some sense revolving around the word ‘adulthood’ (or, indeed, a lack of it). It’s that change where you decide to pack up your life into two fairly large…
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Twenty-Something
Image Credit: Unsplash- Dmitry Tomashek There is a restlessness in my bones, a constant hum that is never silent, I moved from the city to the sweet, calming nature of the sea, searching for something I can’t quite name. Some days I feel infinite— I am filled with possibility, like I could start over and…
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Why I Have Outgrown Old Friendships
Image Source: Unsplash- Anna Keibalo Do you ever find yourself drifting off into a frenzy, consulting your inner darkest thoughts to yourself, before consolidating to ‘that friend’? Have you ever had a photo pop up in your memories, and you wonder what your relationship would have been like now? And have you pictured yourself after…
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Paul Murray’s “The Bee Sting”
Image sourced through Pinterest I recently took a holiday to the Philippines, one of my favorite spots in the whole world. I instantly knew that I wanted to bring an appropriate new novel in physical format to accompany me on my travel journey. I really wanted something unexpected and shocking. This book needed to fill…