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Naked on the Page: Is Honesty Really the Best Policy?. Top Story - October 2026.

This is for Sasha's unofficial challenge. I stumbled across it via Paul's entry. I just read a piece by Rachel, reviewing Verity, so that's at the top of my mind.

Women’s Power Part III. Top Story - October 2026.

Welcome back! We will be continuing this week with our Women Power series, where I talk about media that celebrates the many facets of women. We are not just one thing. Many moments make us into the women we are today. We will continue our series with the following: Women Are Allowed To Be Messy.

Congrats, You're an Asshole. Top Story - October 2026. Content Warning.

Your day goes like all the others; you turn on your phone, pull up your social media, and begin doomscrolling. Then, after some time, your thumb freezes.

Hunger 2023 Film - Fried Rice Scene.. Top Story - September 2026.

Have you ever come across a video on YouTube and wondered why the scene turned out the way it did?  I mean the film “Hunger,” which is on Netflix in the Philippines.

Thrift Store Therapy. Top Story - August 2026.

I have always loved thrift stores. Everything, including furniture, clothes and decor, is way cheaper. I recently lost my Father, and my job, within a three week span. My father died at the age of 90 from what appears to be a heart attack. He was 90, and had Dementia. It was not completely unexpected, but devastating nevertheless. My full time job let me go a few weeks later. I feel it was a wrongful termination, but I was not surprised. The management had always treated me badly. The job paid well, but was toxic. I just felt numb, and old. I am 57 years old now. I need to work for a few more years before I can retire.

Thank you, Christopher Nolan. Top Story - July 2026.

I know a bit about Homer's Odyssey : the Cyclops, Circe, Calypso, Charybdis, Scylla, Sirens. I know that Penelope is the patient wife, waiting for her husband to return, undoing her tapestry every night to buy time and Telemachus is the son, yearning for his father to return or to become king, one of the two to escape the limbo in which he finds himself.

Everything I Learned about My Body Comes from Books & Social Media. Top Story - May 2026.

It’s no secret that the American education is lacking in areas of health and sexual education. I’ve talked with other women around the country and their stories are similar to mine. Many women grew up with shame and confusion surrounding their reproductive health. Many others received false information rooted in patriarchal views. Such as pubic hair being unclean or periods being something to hide.

Anxiety, Ageing and Algorithms. Top Story - May 2026.

I know all the things that are wrong with me, from the top of my thinning hair to the toes on my deformed feet. I have forehead wrinkles, crow’s feet and concentration lines that the snake-oil salesmen call my “eleven”. My lacklustre eyebrows and eyelashes require serum. My skin lacks elasticity. My jaw is plagued with deep labial folds, and marionette lines outline my sagging jowls. The neck has become crepey and the chin is disappearing. Arms that flap their untoned triceps are bingo wings. My rounded stomach is a meno-belly. My cleavage is crinkled and my ass is drooping. I need cream for my cellulite and a foot spa for my puffed ankles and unsightly bunions.

Do not forget the women who rebelled

Women's Power Series Part V

Naked on the Page: Is Honesty Really the Best Policy?. Top Story - October 2026.

The Nights are the Hardest.

Women’s Power Series Part IV

The Weight of Past Silence

THE LIGHT DOES NOT NEED YOU TO BECOME THE DARK

Notes from the Mind Palace