Introducing . . . The Yes WomanThe world of academia I’ve been cocooned in is by turns satisfying and weird, but now it’s time to choose life. I will be saying yes to something new each week for a yearFri Sept 19 2014 - 01:00
Log off, shut down and plug out for Analogue AugustGoing completely offline for one weekend this month was a challenge I was well up for. I mean, how hard could it be?Fri Aug 15 2014 - 01:00
I didn’t want to end up like my fatherIn my teens, I promised myself that I wouldn’t drink alcohol. I had witnessed its capacity to stunt emotional maturity and lessen a personWed Jun 25 2014 - 01:00
Phwoar, look at the personality on that oneEntering a Miss Personality into the Miss Ireland competition highlights the extent to which beauty pageants are an exercise in barrel-scraperyWed Jun 18 2014 - 01:00
Why I had to dump Spinoza, my long-dead boyfriendBeing a woman in philosophy is hard enough without finding out that your long-term Dutch philosopher boyfriend (deceased) thought women were intellectually inferior to menFri May 09 2014 - 01:00
Growing up down there: me and my pubic hairWhy should young women feel ashamed of their perfectly natural ‘lady gardens’?Wed May 07 2014 - 01:00