Showing posts with label From the Vault 2010. Show all posts
Showing posts with label From the Vault 2010. Show all posts

Wednesday, 27 September 2017

Why The Hell I Write - From the Vault 2010

From 2010, I find this hilarious and sad by turns... almost all of this is still true, seven years later...

I've intentionally not edited as I might some items. It felt like something I should leave as-is, like some kind of painful, stream of consciousness word vomit.... 


Friday, 15 September 2017

Real Men Wear Silk Stockings - From the Vault 2010

Another day, another piece from the archive, another piece about misogyny, the patriarchy and this time, it's more about 

As ever, I've tried to keep the editing to a minimum, but do forgive me for the need to improve at least a little bit... Toxic masculinity has gained more prominence as a concept since 2010, so this might seem rather quaint.

Onward... backwards...?

~~~2017~~~2016~~~2015~~~2014~~~2013~~~2012~~~2011~~~2010~~~

Several things recently have turned my mind to the notion of The Real Man. One of these was a conversation with someone at work which basically went along these lines: