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How do we talk to children about Trump?

January 16, 2019 By Ellen

This was written two years ago, but still applies. Only now we can add Brexit into the mix as something scary that makes no sense to anyone, especially children. “Donald Trump scares me,” said Boy Three, tousled from his bed and clutching a toy penguin. The statement was more alarming than the news that something […]

Filed Under: family, other things I have learned, things I learned from my children today Tagged With: boys, children, Donald Trump, humour, in the world, news, on my mind, politics, rant, something happened in my world

Writing: seeking satisfaction

October 27, 2018 By Ellen

  Previously, I’d imagined Writer’s block was an empty loft. Nothing there but pigeon shit and echoes It’s not though. It is stuffed, rammed, jammed and bloody well bunged up. Like a colon after Christmas. Too much feasting on the fabulous Bingeing. Masticating and swallowing. Until All at once Immobile, There’s belly ache and belching. […]

Filed Under: Creative Writing Tagged With: creative writing, humour, in my life, MLitt, My Life, on my mind, Writer's Block, writing

Lusting for Poldark and other examples of sexism

June 17, 2018 By Ellen

“We’re man and wife,” he said. It was my husband speaking about something I can’t remember. Certainly nothing important. Another one of those domestic conversations, half attended to and disregarded before long. Earlier than most if it was of the ‘it’s your turn’ variety. “Hang on a minute,” I said. “That’s sexist, isn’t it?” “No,” […]

Filed Under: feminism, Feminist, feminist Friday, other things I have learned Tagged With: everyday sexism, feminism, humour, husband, lust, Poldark, Sexism, women

What did we learn from the snow then?

March 6, 2018 By Ellen

Well, wasn’t that strange? Half a week of mayhem all because it snowed for a few days. This is especially odd in Scotland where our normal position is to sneer at the ‘Soft Southerners’ who get their knickers in a knot over a bit of bad weather. It didn’t take long to slither down-hill from […]

Filed Under: boys, family, other things I have learned Tagged With: blizzard, cabin fever, children, Christmas, family, humour, in my life, in the world, Scotland, snow, weather, work

Periods. Period. What should we call it?

January 28, 2018 By Ellen

It’s a terrible cringe of a word – period. If a word ever wore a tight bun and kept its books in alphabetical order, it’s a period. This is the word that goes with the twee trickles of dyed blue water poured in gleaming ad-land laboratories. Period. Flow, stop. Period. We need something better. Humanity […]

Filed Under: family Tagged With: feminism, humour, in my life, menopause, menstruate, period, women, words

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