Author: BrixHouseWife

• March 11, 2022

  Bridge

  a meeting point between two borders a chance a hope a tipping point up in flames or over turbulent waters a starting point a chance a hope a bridge
• March 4, 2022

  Ukraine

  If we want peace we have to talk about Imperialism. Framing the violent invasion of Ukraine by Russia as an unexpected and inexplicable act of aggression by Putin is intentionally misleading. Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is a vile act against humanity which should be condemned but it is neither unexpected or inexplicable. We have seen […]
• February 14, 2022

  Self love

  Two thousand or so years ago, youths ran through the streets of Rome clothed as goats and wielding strips of goatskin to celebrate the Lupercalia Fertility Festival – today recognised as Valentine’s Day – the day we celebrate all things love. Rather than offering the traditional Luperci or Capitalist sacrifice, I thought a much more […]
• January 29, 2022

  Probably Autistic

  I’ve had to say that phrase quite a lot over the past couple of years. Whilst my son attended nursery school the possibility was raised that he may be on the Autistic Spectrum. He had advanced verbal skills but other traits suggested that he may have ASD. As time progressed it became more evident that […]
• January 17, 2022

  #Jan

  Saw this writing challenge and loved the self indulgence! I’m sure there’s a profound moral message to be raised but this post is not it. I’m keeping it vain and shallow because – well catharsis rocks x So probably the biggest misconception about me is that I’m an extravert.. But despite the carnival feathers and […]
• January 9, 2022

  Gurl Bye.

  Death of A Girl Boss We may be through the first week of the new year – but I am still going through old draft posts. Considering Molly Mae’s recent deluded ramblings – one in particularly caught my eye. It was written in 2016 and discussed the pressure to (or at least appear) “have it […]
• December 30, 2021

  2022

  Radical Dreaming This season’s holidays provided the much needed down time to go through my writing note books, incomplete posts and projects. Amongst the sprawls and scribbles I found the half written poem “Radical Dreaming”. After watching Don’t Look Up and with New Years Eve rapidly approaching, I decided to rework the poem into a […]
• June 12, 2020

  TAREN

  Anti-Racist School Setting Action Plan I have been very quiet recently, partly due to co-authoring this. This document is a collaboration by teachers, parent activists and community workers to provide a strategy and resources to support schools with their transition to an Anti-Racist school setting. “Education is the strongest weapon we have to change the […]
• January 11, 2020

  #MEGXIT

  A Very British Fairy Tale Once upon a time there was a tiny island surrounded by blue. The Kingdom was a proud Kingdom- ruled by a Queen. The inhabitants dwelled in a golden time of yesteryear and never was. The Nation prided itself on a heroic past where the Sun never set. Their identify easily […]
• December 31, 2019

  2020 Vision

  Preface into the post below When I first filed for divorce I sent a group message to all my friends so it was out there. No elephants in the Whats Up groups so to speak. Many of my friends outside my close circle were shocked. “We thought you had the perfect life!?!” I was equally […]
• November 14, 2019

  Playing the race card

  In a recent interview the “Head of Britain’s ‘strictest school” claimed that black children were using the ‘race card’ when in trouble. The rhetoric is that of an aging, white, conservative male trying to dismiss the divisive legacy of the British empire but the words belong to a youngish “women of colour” (pictured above). I wonder […]
• November 6, 2019

  Votes Count

  Don’t lose your vote Last Sunday I was prevented from voting during a local Parliamentary Candidate vote. After queuing for almost an hour with my son, I was informed I would not be able to leave the hall until the vote had concluded four hours later. 4 hours with a 5 year old and no […]
• October 30, 2019

  Retro

  Retrograde State of Mind Mercury Retrogrades have had a bit of a bad rap since their recent reincarnation into modern pop culture. By memes and astrology pages alone, Mercury in Retrograde would be up there with four horseman and the front page of The Daily Mail as something bound to ruin your day. But perhaps […]