Published in The Pirella·Mar 12, 2022Member-onlyWriting on Medium Got Me NoticedThey contacted me because my email address is in my bio — I signed my contract yesterday and can finally share my good news! Someone read my articles, got in touch, had a chat and offered me a job. A very good job that doesn’t have sex worke… err, content writer in the title. The title they’ve given me is pretty awful…Diversity4 min readDiversity4 min read
Published in The Pirella·Mar 6, 2022Member-onlySex Workers, Content Writers And The Pursuit of WongaWiggle it with pride, babe — God bless Disney for taking life’s realities and dipping them in sugar. You get sold a hotel room with Julia Roberts playing a Pretty Woman with a gorgeous red mane tucked under an equally gorgeous blonde wig. You get delivered something else. By “you” I mean my colleague, George, at…Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Published in The Pirella·Feb 8, 2022Member-onlySomeone Wrote Satire And I Thought It Was TrueSome humour sails too close to the bone — Smillew Rahcuef writes great articles! Some are an obvious parody, others I have to look twice to check. I didn’t look hard enough the other day though and he got me. Boo! He wrote an article about non-paying members and obviously, I’m going to agree they’re freeloaders, right? I got…Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
Published in The Pirella·Feb 4, 2022Member-onlyOh No! Don’t Kill Flowers For My BirthdayKnock something off my Amazon wish list instead! — Adults aren’t supposed to get excited about presents because flowers and choccies are meant to be enough. That’s like saying thinking doesn’t matter any more, just settle into the herd! It’s my birthday this month and I’m having a birthday rant about all the pretty flowers that will be arriving…Society3 min readSociety3 min read
Published in The Pirella·Jan 27, 2022Member-onlyJailbird Joe Wants To Be A WriterLast time he wrote something, it got used in evidence against him — My friend, Jailbird Joe*, has just got out of prison with a story to tell and no money for a ghostwriter. He wants one — needs one — because his C at English O’Level is pushing up daisies under the OMGs and AMAZINGs that make up the meat of his…Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Published in The Pirella·Jan 17, 2022Member-onlySocial Media Chat Histories Should Reset Every 24 HoursA fresh start every day — Don’t meet your heroes, they say! I looked up one of my favourite actresses on Twitter and my brain is agog listening to the drivel. What a shame, but she’s allowed to be a wokie outside of acting... so who else shall I look up? Oh, I know! That guy…Social Media4 min readSocial Media4 min read
Published in The Writer’s Lift·Jan 15, 2022Member-onlyAdults Love a Good InsultEven if it makes the children feel like shite — We all know the power of language and how it influences meaning. Swear words are language too! Lots of meaning in them. All the cool kids say fuck. Some say a lot worse. I know some pretty awful words, all learned as a child from various relatives and absorbed as…Society2 min readSociety2 min read
Published in The Pirella·Jan 12, 2022Member-onlyOnly The Black Dog Knew My Boss Was Self-HarmingHelping strangers is easier than helping friends — Strangers can seem like friends. Friends, like strangers. Have you ever gone to buy something, discovered you were a bit short and had someone in the queue offer to pay instead? It happened to me yesterday! I went to get some milk, got to the till and found I’d left…Mental Health4 min readMental Health4 min read
Published in The Writer’s Lift·Jan 8, 2022Member-onlyPeople Are Living Huge Journeys Inside Their WallsA story by Ruby Lee — My reading wheels didn’t get much of an outing over Christmas and the New Year because I was too busy scaring my parents about moving in with them. So while my Saturday shout-outs took a break, they still remembered I’m supposed to be looking for stories that haunt me. And…Writers On Medium2 min readWriters On Medium2 min read
Published in The Pirella·Jan 6, 2022Member-onlyHello Parents, We’re Moving In!All we need is a house with two kitchens and separate front doors — Dysfunction aside, my parents are naturals at everything that’s feel-good about life. Not only can they turn any group of miseros into happy ravers (minus drugs and trance music), they shower everyone with hospitality, respect and food. No-one (except my sister-in-law) ever leaves their house not wanting to come back. …Society6 min readSociety6 min read
