The lockdown and the sidehustle
by mrtradingrobot ~ In this day and age it seems everyone is trying to look for ways to make money online. The internet is awash with people promising fast riches…
The gift of choice
by will moody ~ An intersection marks the beginning of our scene. Once again, we are met with the pleasant freedom of choice we might expect on an evening’s stroll.…
Contours of home
by meg elliot ~ When in the city, my friend Em misses the edges of home; the contours of mountains against sky, the way the rippling sea levels out into…
Selling your soul
by maddie millington-drake ~ Recently Swedish-based alternative milk company Oatly was accused of ‘selling its soul’ for accepting $200 million of investment from Blackstone. Blackstone is a US-based private equity…
Losing different shapes of heroes
by lucy hicks beach ~ When I opened Instagram this morning and saw the first black and white picture of RBG on my friend’s story, a tightness rose in my…
Life: a quick guide
by ed jennings ~ Welcome to life, congratulations on joining our high-performance team! To help with your onboarding please read the below as a quick guide on what is expected…
An open letter to parents, thanks for having us back
by howard west ~ In such a scary time I am very lucky, Covid-19 has given me the chance, much to the distress of my parents, to escape the city…
A reluctant environmentalist
by maddie millington-drake ~ Since deciding to study my masters in environmental change I have felt a certain pressure to almost be the ‘best’ environmentalist in my life. To care…
You’re a walking contradiction
by hamish richardson ~ I care about the planet, yet I fly. I care about human suffering, yet I divert my eyes and walk passed the homeless. I care about…
A summer of lost side profiles
by maisie ringer ~ I’m sprawled on my bedroom floor staring at the ceiling, listening to ‘Not Nineteen Forever’ by The Courteneers with a single tear of self-pity carving its…