The first commuter train of the morning slowly rumbles away from platform seven of Queen St station. And then, as the train emerges from a tunnel, the screaming starts. Hanging from the bridge ahead of them is a body. Placed neatly on the ground below him are the victim’s clothes. Why?…
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This post is in collaboration with Femme Luxe Finery and all items featured in this post were gifted. Summer’s officially here and Miss Rona is still out there roaming, but that hasn’t stopped me from needing a brand new summer wardrobe to accommodate the warmer…
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Sophie Winter lives in a self-imposed cocoon – she’s a single, thirty-one year old translator who works from home in her one bedroom flat. This isn’t really the life she dreamed of, but then Sophie stopped believing in happy endings a very long time ago,…
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In true Samantha fashion, I performed yet another disappearing act and have returned months later to report on my ‘oh-so-busy’ life and grovel for the forgiveness of those who have stuck around in the hopes of seeing some mildly entertaining content. While I’m aware the…
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Next to Du Maurier, Angela Carter is one of my all-time favourite storytellers. Her masterpiece The Bloody Chamber sees Carter spin subversively dark and sensual versions of familiar fairy tales and legends like Little Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard, Puss in Boots, and Beauty and the…
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This post is in collaboration with Femme Luxe Finery and all items featured in this post were gifted. With lockdown still going strong, the majority of the nation is finally catching up to my usual habit of living in pyjamas 24/7. One thing I’ve learnt…
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