I once heard that there was once a woman, long ago, who became known as the primordial Eve. Not by her own people, presumably, as they cannot have known what her descendants would become, but by modern scientists; geneticists who spend their lives in laboratories, examining the immense data of the human genome. We are…
Month: November 2016
Five Blogging Tips That Are a Load of Old Balls
Every blogger loves a blogging tips post. We absolutely lap it up, seizing on anything with the word “blog” in the title as we scroll through Twitter. And every blogger has written one. Not a day goes by without someone spouting forth their wisdom on what they’ve learned in two weeks of blogging. But sometimes,…
Five Things People Say to Single People That Essentially Translate to “Thank God I’m Not You.”
When it comes to being single, I am the most experienced person I know. Tedious online dates where you get talked at for hours? Check. Turning up to discover a date who is unrecognisable from the photos they posted online? Check. Escaping halfway through because “something bad happened”? Been there too. And the only thing…
Just Another Tear-Streaked Election Post
This morning, as I imagine many others around the world also did, I awoke and reached immediately for my phone. Not, as is my usual custom, to simply turn off the alarm. Not this morning. I don’t generally make a point of going straight onto a news website at 6am. I’m usually more interested in…
Am I a Blogging Failure?
“I’ve only got, like 50 followers.” “I’ve got 32.” “I’ve got TEN.” “I don’t know what followers are, but then I only started blogging last week. Why haven’t I won any awards yet?” “I never get approached by any companies with any budget. It’s like, will you give us these 60 follow links for free…