As you may or may not know, I’ve been volunteering in Greece with Action for Education since April. It’s been difficult for me to witness…
Author: samantha
#ScholarSunday: Tyler Shores
One of my role models is the academic Tyler Shores. I discovered his work while scrolling through Twitter. He had posted a very interesting article,…
Shaku maku!
Helloooooooo, If you were wondering if I’m alive, I am. I was very scared to leave London, I really did feel like it was the…
Can I Hug You?
I’m sitting at the beach. Three young boys swim in the sea. Can see Turkey from here, a cool breeze, the sound of water hitting…
The World is Fucked
I refuse to admit that I am powerless, that the world is fucked and I can do nothing about it. That’s why I am currently…
The Trauma Cleaner
OMFG. This book is beautiful pain, is more than enough, is belonging. The Trauma Cleaner is a biography about Sandra Pankhurst, “husband and father, drag…
Being a Good Friend
No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow. (Alice Walker)
Crazy for Loving You
Sitting in the center of Huddersfield on a bench listening to a busker and watching life go by. If anyone knew that a girl who…
Buy the Cow
For most of the female existence, the value of a woman has always been defined by her relationship to man. In Genesis, “Lord God made…
Nod and Smile
“I’m really looking forward to the next Marvel film, the suspense!” I asked a barlad at a pub in Teignmouth what he was looking forward…