• A riadne
• B ronwen
• C ecily
• D orothea
• E ira
• F rancesca
• G uinevere
• H era
• I sadora
• J uniper
• K erensa
• L innéa
• M arguerite
• N ora
• O ctavia
• P hilomena
• Q uinn
• R omilly
• S usannah
• T abitha
• U na

• 02.01.25 won the sales competition (again)
• 13.01.25 slept at W’s for a couple of nights
• 17.01.25 brunch with A (shakshuka)
• 23.01.25 found out one of my favourite customers died (27.12)
• 02.02.25 Rue died
• 21.02.25 Y— with C and E
• 20.03.25 Y— with S
• 10.04.25 RG&TGG

• a bba
• b ooks
• c rochet
• d erry girls
• e
• f ishkeeping
• g olden girls
• h ozier
• i
• j
• k nitting
• l attes
• m anicures
• n yt games
• o ranges
• p oetry
• q uizzes
• r odents
• s tudio ghibli
• t ea
• u

• All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
• Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi
• Dracula by Bram Stoker
• The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
• Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks
• James by Percival Everett
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
• The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
• The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar
• The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
• Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
• The Princess Bride by William Goldman
• Real Life by Brandon Taylor
• The Secret History by Donna Tartt
• Sunset by Jessie Cave
• She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore

• born in the mid-90s
• only child of an amazing mother, from a family of working class northerners
• grew up with my heart-dog and heart-cat, and my grandfather’s heart-dog
• parent to fur children, a gerbil and a mouse
• lover of animals always, vegetarian since the age of thirteen
• bachelors and masters (with distinction) in english literature
• anxious and intermittently insomniac since childhood
• once made hozier laugh
• won a television quiz show
• collect books, mugs, and vinyl records
• never finish a book I’m not enjoying
• always rewatching the golden girls
• once asked terry deary if he had a favourite bog body (lindow man)

• Voyage of the Damned by Frances White
• Skandar and the Skeleton Curse by A. F. Steadman
• Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors
• The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
• James by Percival Everett
• The Kellerby Code by Jonny Sweet
• The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

• get a new job (or a better contract)
• move out
• save for a deposit
• pay off my credit card
• journal
• read more poetry
• get a proper haircut
• go ginger
• get my ears pierced?
• read 50 books
• use my yarn stash

• Africa
  • Egypt
  • Liberia
  • Nigeria
  • Zimbabwe
• the Americas
  • Canada
  • Jamaica
  • Mexico
  • USA
• Asia
  • China
  • Japan
  • South Korea
  • Vietnam
• Europe
  • France

• James Baldwin
• Angela Y. Davis
• Cass Elliot
• Mona Eltahawy
• Audre Lorde
• Toni Morrison

• dogs (2)
• cats (1)
• guinea pigs (3)
• rabbits (2)
• hamsters (8)
• gerbils (4)
• rats (2)
• fish (x)
• snails (1)
• frogs (1)
• crabs (2)
• sea monkeys (x)
• mice (1)

• big feet
• chunky
• wears a lot of yellow
• eats six times a day
• loves mushrooms
• and po ta toes
• sleeps a lot
• moves quietly

• signed books
• matcha lattes
• cat cafés
• thunderstorms
• houseplants
• mario kart 8
• finishing a book
• my big, comfy, swivelling armchair
• sleeping in my boyfriend’s arms
• my mouse sitting on my shoulder
• annotating poetry collections
• hot water bottles
• cephalopods
• novelty mugs
• manicures

• A ugust
• B ennett
• C elyn
• D esmond
• E zra
• F rederick
• G ideon
• H enrik
• I vor
• J asper
• K ingsley
• L ouis
• M aximilian
• N athaniel
• O tis
• P ercy
• Q uincy
• R hodri
• S tanley
• T heodore
• U lysses

new (small) joys and experiences

• rooibos tea
• manicures
• singlehood
• cocoa butter
• flat sheets
• dating (again)
• fwb

• Misfits by Michaela Coel
• Just Ignore Him by Alan Davies
• An Autobiography by Angela Y. Davis
• Lady Sings the Blues by Billie Holiday
• Set the Night on Fire by Robby Krieger, with Jeff Alulis
• Rememberings by Sinéad O’Connor
• Van Gogh's Ear by Bernadette Murphy
• Free by Lea Ypi

• pro
  • abortion
  • animal rights
  • EU
  • feminism
  • nationalised public services
  • Palestine
  • prison abolition
  • saving refugees
  • saving the planet
  • socialism
  • taxing the rich
  • trans rights
  • universal basic income
  • vaccines
• anti
  • austerity
  • factory farming
  • fascism

• keys
• purse
• water
• book
• kindle
• pocket mirror
• tweezers
• lip balm
• lipstick
• deodorant
• hand sanitiser
• ear pods
• ear plugs
• baby wipes
• plasters
• painkillers
• pads