ThatWriterWoman
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An aspiring female writer from the UK, 23. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatWriterWoman
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An Open Letter to a Drag Queen
Dear Drag Queen, I hope you are well, whoever you are. There's nothing more important than keeping well these days! I should probably explain where I know you from. In short, I saw you perform at Oxford Pride 2010. Gosh, it really doesn't seem like 12 years have passed since!
By ThatWriterWoman3 months ago in Pride
Making a New Year's Resolution That Will Stick
It's a classic: a New Year's resolution will start with confidence and optimism, only to be abandoned a week or so later. We've all done it! Here I will suggest a method of approaching New Year's resolutions which I believe will have a high success rate. Then, I will apply that to my own resolutions and detail them here, as an example - please enjoy!
By ThatWriterWoman4 months ago in Motivation
The Importance of Rest
This year, I have decided to take a leaf out of my dogs' book. Hours at a time, he relaxes guilt-free and warm - unshackled by responsibility and worry. I would like some of that feeling myself and thus, I must learn from him. Here I summerise my new year's resolution in three lessons from my gorgeous canine!
By ThatWriterWoman4 months ago in Petlife
The Purple Pest
Thomas scrolled through his phone, skim reading the latest article from BBC news - ‘Oxfordshire Botanist warns farming community of the dangers of new genetically modified plants’. The bus ride home had been uneventful at best, as had the school day. The most exciting thing to occur was during lunchtime, when the maths class Thomas had been reluctantly making notes in was not allowed outside during lunch, much to the student's chagrin. Instead of running riot around the school grounds in the fresh winter air, each of Thomas’ classmates sat at their desk under the stifling eye of Miss Wickombe, eventually succumbing to the temptation of their mobile phones to pass the time. However, Thomas was slightly craftier than his classmates, and a lot more mischievous. He raised his hand and waited for Miss Wickombe to look over her spectacles and notice. It took a little while and some not-so-subtle coughing but eventually he had her attention.
By ThatWriterWoman8 months ago in Fiction
How to Stick to a Workout Routine
Step 1: The Folder As someone who suffers from contamination-based OCD, this last year has been a little more than difficult. Ritualistic behaviours and dissociation episodes were happening more often than not and, before I knew it, I had neglected my physical and mental wellbeing. I was living day-to-day, trying to get through the next 24h without any major panic attacks.
By ThatWriterWoman9 months ago in Motivation
1920's-1930's: The Birth of Big Bands
History I'll always believe that the 1920's was the birth of flexible musical creation. Artists began to strip away rules and take inspiration from all sources to form new, exciting sounds that, perhaps for the first time, made people feel so elated that had no choice but to get up and dance!
By ThatWriterWoman2 years ago in Beat
The L Word
I feel sometimes as if i am living my life through a lens. A filter that makes me see things differently to others. I find the most boring things fantastical, and some of the most amazing things, tiresome. I see beauty, reverence and admiration where others do not and where I was raised to not.
By ThatWriterWoman2 years ago in Viva
Changing colours
Life before lockdown, for me, can be described in one word: 'change'. Five years ago, I left a hospital teaching facility and decided to study 'Animal Welfare' at a normal college. Before this, I was severely ill with an anxiety condition and could barely leave the house.
By ThatWriterWoman2 years ago in Petlife
Komorebi
Heavy curtains open up like my reluctant eyelids, letting in light and warmth from the new day. Brown roof tiles peek out under years of moss and birds begin to whoosh here and there, occasionally landing on the dew-soaked growths to look to the ground; where tasty prizes squirm and wiggle. Grass appears to perk up, windows open, and the world seems to turn once more.
By ThatWriterWoman2 years ago in Humans
Animal Welfare Act 2006: Simplified.
Having studied animal welfare for 5 years, the Animal Welfare Act 2006 is a piece of UK legislation that I am more than familiar with. However, it has taken a few of those years to gain an understanding of what everything means. Therefore, I am writing up a simplified version using simple language to help others who may be questioning the legality of others actions.
By ThatWriterWoman2 years ago in The Swamp
