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Should Women be Paid for Housework?

Stella RobertsonJune 10, 2021October 1, 2021

By Stella Robertson I was around eight when I first began noticing the way most of the grown women in my life behaved. As I sat in my cousin's...

Creative Writing Features

Elderly and Illness

Carmen ConwayJune 9, 2021

By Carmen Conway In cases of emergency, we are advised to dial 999 but for elderly people this can cause more problems. Have you ever had trouble getting medical...

Creative Writing Poetry

Powerful poem from student coming to terms with her feelings about being left behind by a loved one

Valentina ServeraMay 16, 2018

And you left All of the sudden you were gone And with you, All my childhood memories, my dreams And a bit of myself as well. We grew up...

Creative Writing Monologues

How many ways can you leave something behind? – Heartfelt monologue of student trying to find her best solution

Emma ArthursMay 15, 2018May 15, 2018

It’s gone dark again, this red sky. My wrists are heavy. Rainwater has mixed with colours and at some point transferred to the walls. They are telling their story with...

Creative Writing Monologues

My White Flag – A Heart-Breaking Monologue by student, Emma Arthurs

Emma ArthursNovember 15, 2017November 15, 2017

This is my white flag. There are times and days where I fight back, stand as tall and proud as it does, strong in the face of higher powers. But...

Creative Writing Monologues

‘Your bones, you said, were your strength’ – student Emma Arthurs heartfelt monologue on how to find hope in your darkest moment

Emma ArthursOctober 23, 2017

In this piece, Emma reflects on a friendship from when she was seventeen with a girl suffering from anorexia nervosa after a chance meeting years later in the city center....