New dreams

Last night I dreamt that I was holding a baby. A big, fat, rosy-cheeked baby. He was a friend’s, though both the friend and the baby were dream inventions, as they often are. I was giving him a cuddle, and he had both plump arms up on my

The misappropriation of the sparkle

You'll have to indulge me with this one. I went down several philosophical rabbit holes while processing my rage about generative AI, and the way it is being marketed to us. Is this a little unhinged? Maybe. I'm just sick of being told to stop using

The wokest show on television

Today I would like to boldly make the case that Australian dark comedy/crime show Deadloch is the best show on television. Relatedly, I also think it is the most woke show. By that I mean that Deadloch is a show that features a cast of queer and/or Indigenous

A year in my changing body

I got my first mole map done about a year ago, because it seemed like a thing that grownups should do. Particularly redheaded grownups, who are prone to unforgivable inconsistency with sun protection. All went fine - the moles I thought were weird were actually considered perfectly normal, and the ones

Last looks

Increasingly I seem to use this blog/newsletter as a sort of public diary. I've found it to be immensely helpful - if that's not your thing though then maybe skip this one. I have lived in a lot of houses (or more often flats, or awkward

The fervent joy of being a fan (+ ranking the ships I've stanned)

It's been a while! I've been going through it - aside from my recent family loss, I also just spent a week in hospital getting my appendix removed. I need a little more joy and silliness in my life. Hence, this post. I love being a fan.

The wheel keeps turning

if there’s an afterlife: i hope it’s warm outside, the sliding door is letting a breeze in, and the sun is coming through the lace curtains. the cupboards are full (but not too full) and there’s an afternoon tea plate on the table with your favourite biscuits.

(Refusing to) leave the past behind

I've just booked a trip to England for three months from now. In the span of just a few weeks, I need to cram in much-needed quality time with a bunch of very beloved friends, as well as mine and Josh's close family members. It&

I wanna take your photograph while the light's still good

There are almost 80,000 photos in my camera roll from the past 10 years of my life. I am a prolific documenter; famously the friend that is always insisting on a photo, and often found with my Instax camera in hand. By contrast, there are only a handful of

The Jane Austen Cinematic Universe (Soph's version)

This will be my last Austen-related essay for a while! After the previous one, I felt I needed to provide my own practical guide to Austen's adaptations and retellings (though it'll inevitably be out of date by the end of the year, as there'

1000 ways to persuade someone to read Jane Austen

I had to sneak this one in, in the month of Jane Austen's 250th birthday. Happy new year! See you in 2026. I am the proud owner of 77 copies of Pride and Prejudice. I also have 70-80 copies of Jane Austen’s other novels, or books

My 2025 favourites

Warning: this is a long read. Feel free to skip to the bits you're interested in, or otherwise I recommend sourcing a snack and settling in. It is very satisfying to log all of the media you consume, and I've been doing so for the last