Post 30: “The never ending story”
So here is my final post of the challenge. It's been in turn a liberating and frustrating experience. I've been shocked and humbled by...
Post 29: “Would I have seen any of your work? And do you actually earn any money from doing this?”
Arts freelancers. We're no one until the person we meet can validate us through personally knowing of our work. And for some reason it's...
Post 28: “The emperor's new clothes”
Uniforms. They are everywhere. Police officers, shop assistants, schoolchildren all wear them. What's the point? They're usually to...
Post 27: “Help”
Warning - this is a long post and covers issues that some people may find distressing. I’ve been trying to use these posts as a way of...
Post 26: “Overtures and beginners”
As a teenager I was an avid fan of the series Fame and then saw the movie - a transformative experience. I hugely identified with Doris...
Post 25: “All you need is love”
Tonight and tomorrow make up the festival Tu B’Av, often described as the Jewish Valentine's Day. On this date in biblical times, single...
Post 24: “Mirror Mirror Mon Amour”
We've recently binge-watched the Netflix show Stranger Things, a supernatural/science fiction series set in the 80s. I really admired the...
Post 23: “I've started so I'll finish…”
I've just had an interesting chat with my friend (the fabulous poet) Joshua Seigal. He used an expression which I thought was really...
Post 22: “Are you ready for the zombie apocalypse?”
I don't know what it is about zombies, but they're the enemy that I'm secretly expecting. Now, given that I have over 40 years of...
Post 21: “Fame costs, and right here is where you start paying.”
Halfway through Tisha B’Av* I always think of Kol Sheva - at one time the greatest girl band in orthodox Jewish women-only British music...
