https://martha-alexander.com/news daily 0.75 2022-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1505919626081-8CE5RPEM1KY7E8VUUH5F/Screen+Shot+2017-07-06+at+21.29.11.png Martha Writes https://martha-alexander.com/news/2022/3/8/international-womens-day-is-not-a-marketing-opportunity monthly 0.5 2022-03-08 https://martha-alexander.com/news/2020/5/3/chain-of-fools-why-are-we-so-obsessed-with-connells-necklace monthly 0.5 2020-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1588580815564-IKRUO5G75HD0WI90C6KI/Screenshot+2020-05-04+at+09.22.08.png Martha Writes - CHAIN REACTION: Why we are so fixated on Connell's wee silver necklace https://martha-alexander.com/news/2020/4/25/lifecycle-of-a-freelance-writing-job monthly 0.5 2020-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1587824110983-6BTF686LENWOZ53UNNQ9/Screenshot+2020-04-25+at+14.44.49.png Martha Writes - Lifecycle of a freelance writing job https://martha-alexander.com/news/2020/4/13/from-the-questionable-to-the-totally-obnoxious-the-worst-lockdown-behaviour-unpacked monthly 0.5 2020-04-13 https://martha-alexander.com/news/category/diary monthly 0.5 https://martha-alexander.com/news/category/favourites monthly 0.5 https://martha-alexander.com/news/category/commentary monthly 0.5 https://martha-alexander.com/news/category/fashion monthly 0.5 https://martha-alexander.com/about daily 0.75 2017-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1499896832777-YM1F9P5MQ8BW3BUTH610/Screen+Shot+2017-07-12+at+22.06.04.png About https://martha-alexander.com/published-work daily 0.75 2020-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1499863988448-KRTLNKCJ6KJCWF48T8DM/image-asset.png PUBLISHED WORK - Diary of a Mum: Weaning and delusion "I might be the next Ella of Ella's Kitchen," said I, fantasising about a new life as a human brand with my own TV show. Unfortunately the joy of weaning a baby onto pureed pumpkin is short-lived. Full story here. (Baby London) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1540245707380-8PAHB27LDW2UZYYEEOE6/Screen+Shot+2018-10-22+at+23.01.11.png PUBLISHED WORK - Diary of a Mum: Sick bay “For anyone interested in experiencing the fiery infernos of hell, may I suggest what I assume to be a close comparison: having a baby with diarrhoea and a temperature of 40˚C on a long-haul flight from Cape Town.” Full story here. (Baby magazine) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1499892133166-P9BH9GZIXXTZVLABDCC7/Screen+Shot+2017-07-11+at+21.56.16.png PUBLISHED WORK - The rise and rise of Harlesden It’s the former gun crime capital of the UK, and once recorded the highest murder rate in the country. Now, Harlesden is on the make. Full story here. (The Telegraph) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1606835097213-7X6Q742T9JV0PFHVQ8EE/Screenshot+2020-12-01+at+15.03.38.png PUBLISHED WORK - Notes from a small island What is it about islands that we find so alluring? It must be something to do with being marooned, the physical separation from the mainland forcing us to embrace a sense of isolation. Full story here. (Discover Britain) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1499863702500-NCIHZBDN0U2XSLW3KTZ3/Screen+Shot+2017-07-11+at+22.32.59.png PUBLISHED WORK - Pigging out in complete luxury “The kitchen isn’t mean with portions, presenting helpings that were presumably prepared with Henry VIII mind and this can almost be frustrating so you’ll need to manage your greed from the get-go.” Full story here. (BRITAIN) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1606822150192-W0CJP2PKQCBXPXTGGTQZ/Screenshot+2020-12-01+at+11.24.13.png PUBLISHED WORK - What I wish I’d known before moving to the countryside Full story here. (Stella) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1540243321825-HA665KRWAL1751IWPOJL/Screen+Shot+2018-10-22+at+22.14.52.png PUBLISHED WORK - Best books for girls Traditionally ‘heroines’ just look pretty in pink as they wait for princes to return lost footwear or rescue them from the top of stairless towers. Tired trope, indeed, but the good news is that there are plenty of children’s books out there that feature girls who are any or all of the following: strong, clever, independent, fierce and witty. I rounded up the best. Full story here. (Evening Standard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1499892346595-GG7WL3E9RX9256GWXTDL/Screen+Shot+2017-07-12+at+21.45.07.png PUBLISHED WORK - Interview Photographer Nadia Lee Cohen on how to create character. Full story here. (Ideas Tap) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1499890999982-EHTCXII0FA38J1C5Y1D5/image-asset.png PUBLISHED WORK - Beauty and folly are old companions The word ‘folly’ is defined as something silly, a mistake, a nonsense. So it follows that these buildings – created mainly for decoration or as a show of extravagance, that are fanciful in shape, or have elements of the foolish about them – should share the same name. Full story here. (BRITAIN) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1540244562782-B8CF42R9F599X8CCU7XC/Screen+Shot+2018-10-22+at+22.42.07.png PUBLISHED WORK - Best new books about motherhood From poetry which sees motherhood as another country to a chilling literary thriller, I discuss the books which have fresh perspectives on the role of mothers. Full story here. (Evening Standard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1575493342384-KNUDFXTFK93EDSGLDTZ5/Screenshot+2019-12-04+at+20.58.40.png PUBLISHED WORK - Addressing PMS It is galling to read how often women’s pain is dismissed. But it is the mental anguish caused (in part) by hormones that is the essence of Morgan’s work. Anyone who suffers from PMS will find the relatability has you almost levitating with relief. Full story here. (Metro) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1499863873713-0OWIDABLHH1R4TSEX01B/image-asset.png PUBLISHED WORK - Unsung Heroes: In praise of subeditors If you think subeditors are just grammar boffins and apostrophe fiends you’d be wrong. Full story here. (Ideas Tap) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1554306825683-BR7W6WUFAUZP6OE8Q569/Screenshot+2019-04-03+at+16.52.41.png PUBLISHED WORK - Best new books to read right now Brexit, social media, a sociopathic sister and a fox with a poetic soul all feature somewhere in this round up of books you should be putting on your wish lists – or treating yourself to – right now. Full story here. (Evening Standard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1499887444956-CPLC6X1NYPGT9WY66XW7/image-asset.png PUBLISHED WORK - Summer in Whitstable Famous for its native oysters, the charming seaside town of Whitstable celebrates the ocean’s bounty each summer with a festival that marries ancient tradition and ongoing popularity. Full story here. (BRITAIN) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1559941858339-XEQZL9DJZCTPF327UWXL/Screenshot+2019-06-07+at+22.10.25.png PUBLISHED WORK - Do you have bad money manners? “The lack of transparency around finances is one of the reasons why the UK average gender pay gap still stands at 18 percent. It does us no favours when it comes to friendship either.” Full story here. (STELLA) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1554308332048-0ZXRRJ60M4VVNVUT08FG/Screenshot+2019-04-03+at+17.17.31.png PUBLISHED WORK - Why I hate Fashion Week “People with clipboards run around as if in an operating theatre, tasked with performing open-heart surgery blindfolded with only a spoon. The self-aggrandisement is eye-popping.” Full story here. (Metro) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1499942228059-QH0AE46KF5PV7UYU9FU6/image-asset.png PUBLISHED WORK - Small Penis Party: the men who celebrate their shortcomings “It’s Saturday evening and after only one gin and tonic, I find myself surrounded by a handful of completely naked men. Some are young, some are old. Some are fat, some are thin. Some are dancing. One has an elaborate network of chains dangling from his goolies. But they all have one thing in common. They all have small penises.” Full story here. (AskMen) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1499863283835-GAI5F8GGK4XQAMM95C3D/image-asset.png PUBLISHED WORK - Hot mess: my first night out as a new mother “Gin and tonics, flutes of champagne, espresso martinis – by 9pm I was roaring about childbirth to a table of terrified male strangers.” Full story here. (Baby London) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1554315767517-OOD9I896GPCM6F0ZMGPP/Screenshot+2019-04-03+at+19.22.25.png PUBLISHED WORK - My mother was right about Christmas tradition “People padded about in slippers with wild hair like extras from Braveheart. By nightfall everyone – except me – was trolleyed again and I ended up weeping in the bath. I missed my mother – a real adult who had a sense of propriety and structure.” Full story here. (STELLA) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1499887347172-ROTRU6K3RMN3O78WALPS/image-asset.png PUBLISHED WORK - Big Top Treat A travelling circus that tours one of the most picturesque corners of Britain and boasts hits of nostalgia and world-class showmanship in equal measure? I needed no encouragement to hit the big top... Full story here. (BRITAIN) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1540244204940-XIGHYQZPIAIM0L8IWKNC/Screen+Shot+2018-10-22+at+22.36.02.png PUBLISHED WORK - Diary Of A Mum: Back to work “I’m proud of my daughter and I’m sick of pretending she doesn’t exist in case a 25-year-old hipster thinks I’m a mum. I am a mum. But I’m other things too, it’s just a case of believing it.” Full story here. (Baby magazine) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1499886930766-LG21AFLSKKVXOJAZRI2O/Screen+Shot+2017-07-11+at+21.37.26.png PUBLISHED WORK - How journalists deal with difficult interviewees Yes/no answers, drunk subjects, walkouts, I've been on the receiving end of them all, and learnt the hard way how to get the best out of human zip-mouth emojis. Full story here. (Ideas Tap) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1499862894213-046J91YWQXNNZOXR0A63/image-asset.png PUBLISHED WORK - Cathedral interiors that will blow your mind The interiors of England’s 42 Anglican cathedrals are strikingly different. Award-winning photographer Peter Marlow has captured them all on camera. Full story here. (BRITAIN) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1499863129635-AOZSDPXL8F064EBHHQZX/image-asset.png PUBLISHED WORK - Stag parties for discerning gentlemen “The only relic from my husband's stag do is a photo of his face being pressed into the floor under the weight of a Brazilian woman’s thong-clad bottom. He Looked crushed, mentally and physically.” Full story here. (AskMen) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1606834426114-NAX423IDSWZJH4GOP4RA/Screenshot+2020-12-01+at+14.53.35.png PUBLISHED WORK - 13 best audiobooks that provide the perfect escapism Full story here. (Indy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1575492896407-75Y4JUU45LWTK4FEWGQF/Screenshot+2019-12-04+at+20.54.04.png PUBLISHED WORK - Astrology apps are now so popular they’re a billion dollar industry One of my favourite memes features a cross-section of Homer Simpson’s brain divided into little parts with labels such as ‘sad song playlist’ and ‘unrealistic expectations’. To the left of Homer’s head, it reads ‘PISCES’. Full story here. (Metro) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1575491420311-HRVPJOZBRG0OUVP7VHOW/Screenshot+2019-12-04+at+20.19.15.png PUBLISHED WORK - My INDY/BESTs Books and babies, basically… author page here. (Independent) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1554308937459-2VOOOR1N5U6A6UL7Q4KE/Screenshot+2019-04-03+at+17.25.28.png PUBLISHED WORK - No stomach for dry January… “‘Why do you have such a strong desire to lose control and to throw yourself into wild abandon?’ asks Ruby Warrington, who has coined the term ‘sober curious’ to describe anyone exploring their relationship with alcohol and considering life without it.” Full story here. (Metro) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1575491540227-4ZVU187XQY8BDZNDM00H/Screenshot+2019-12-04+at+20.12.11.png PUBLISHED WORK - The big fat problem with skinny tea ‘Detox’, ‘skinny’ and ‘cleansing’ teas that promise weight loss are big business, but what cost are they having to our health? Full story here. (Independent) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1540457982228-FGHB15UPOXAVSKH0PU08/Screen+Shot+2018-10-25+at+09.59.18.png PUBLISHED WORK - Best ‘uplit’ books 2018 From cows in Bangalore to marathons right here in Britain, here are the most uplifting reads of 2018. Full story here. (Evening Standard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1540248003904-M1RIY6YECKLSIO18M6KP/Screen+Shot+2018-10-22+at+23.38.21.png PUBLISHED WORK - Chatterbox baby “My daughter now calls me babe.” Full story here. (Baby magazine) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1606834596128-7290UMGQJGADMV67Z2NU/Screenshot+2020-12-01+at+14.56.00.png PUBLISHED WORK - Great British Romances Our nation’s greatest love stories have little in common with one another – except that most didn’t end happily ever after, as childhood fairy tales promise. Full story here. (Discover Britain) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1499864132345-7W88LCDQVY90SJS159C2/image-asset.png PUBLISHED WORK - Interview: Alex Box The visionary make-up artist and creative director of Illamasqua beauty brand has contributed to Vogue, i-D and Dazed & Confused, and a book about her work, The Makeup Artist, was shot by Rankin. She talks to me about her unconventional ideas. Full story here. (Ideas Tap) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1606825413963-67U7UAWQS30JF5AIJCKP/Screenshot+2020-12-01+at+12.21.16.png PUBLISHED WORK - Twiggy’s heartwarming podcast is exactly what we need right now Full story here. (Metro) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1554316958468-6WPRU2RFA78U11J3TB1Y/Screenshot+2019-04-03+at+19.42.14.png PUBLISHED WORK - How not to hate your partner after having a baby “Sometimes it seems we’re trapped in a never-ending game of one-upmanship. It’s as if respective points of view are eclipsed by a baby-shaped moon, blocking each other’s light, leaving both feeling misunderstood.” Full story here. (Baby) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1499892089645-5YM1B209EJBA1274UB9X/image-asset.png PUBLISHED WORK - Do you worry about worrying too much? If so, you may have Generalised Anxiety Disorder. And even though it could give you a heart attack, the WORST thing you can do is fret about it. Full story here. (Daily Mail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1499886454130-U5P3IDZR5DAUQHY1KRCZ/Screen+Shot+2017-07-12+at+20.06.00.png PUBLISHED WORK - Brighton Rocks Funfairs, oysters, vintage shops and regency palaces. I discover the ultimate seaside city. Full story here. (BRITAIN) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1606825904379-9OQRHPOG1P0AZAB2VZ5G/Screenshot+2020-12-01+at+12.31.30.png PUBLISHED WORK - Why mums have had it worse during Covid-19 This pandemic has highlighted many inequalities, one being the value of motherhood and domesticity, and the fact our economies rely on the unpaid labour of women. Full story here. (Metro) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1540248856730-V2ODQT2PK85KC95AWFQE/Screen+Shot+2018-10-22+at+22.09.49.png PUBLISHED WORK - Best short story collections 2018 With themes of ownership, power and old age, I round up some of the best new short story collections of 2018. Full story here. (Evening Standard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1540247134361-RSUFG51BY638SMK1HDE6/Screen+Shot+2018-10-22+at+23.25.04.png PUBLISHED WORK - The politics of raising a girl “Pink is not just a colour. It’s a message about expectation. Pink stands for domesticity and decoration. If you don’t believe me, go into any department store and take a look at the girls’ toys.” Full story here. (Baby magazine) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1499890047513-IFTX83FJU881BZZRAATC/image-asset.png PUBLISHED WORK - Diary of a Mum: Come on baby I have bought a swimsuit. I look exactly like Humpty Dumpty’s wife would, if he had one. Full story here. (Baby London) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1499864271163-ENB9STCQB5K0600GAF15/image-asset.png PUBLISHED WORK - Ian McKell on his iconic image, Babs Photographer Ian McKell has documented British life throughout his career – from teenagers in seaside towns to punks and gypsies. Here, he talks about Babs (1976). (Ideas Tap) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1554308594889-RNNW6Q1Y556IPWNJ8X5Y/Screenshot+2019-04-03+at+17.20.00.png PUBLISHED WORK - Anti-social media “Katherine Ormerod, fashion journalist and influencer, is talking to me about social media. Or, more specifically, why social media is ruining my life. It’s probably ruining yours too, especially if, like the average person, you touch your phone 2,617 times a day.” Full story here. (Metro) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1540240971625-VGSJMDSBRSK85VXTRZTJ/Screen+Shot+2018-10-22+at+21.41.28.png PUBLISHED WORK - Review: Luxury Treehouse “In the mornings you can expect to wake naturally to the sound of birdsong and leaves rustling in the trees, rather like in the original Cinderella animation except woodland creatures won’t actually put your dressing gown on and you’ll spend the much of your time joyfully barefoot and not trying to wedge feet into a glass stilettos.” Full story here. (Evening Standard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1606833930945-SCI3UN171E9PUEKKXFCK/Screenshot+2020-12-01+at+14.45.09.png PUBLISHED WORK - Why audio erotica has become so popular Sunsets, handsome strangers, illicit liaisons, tanned physiques, honed biceps, rippling abs, handcuffs—all of this and more, but you don’t get to see any of it. Not a peep. For this is the selling point when it comes to audio erotica. Full story here. (Reader’s Digest) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1540246130569-9EY8H2YU30S5BSW8VPL9/Screen+Shot+2018-10-22+at+23.08.28.png PUBLISHED WORK - The bride’s speech How to own the mic on your big day. Full story here. (Wedding Ideas) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1540242454781-XVBSEZ00FNBSNLNA6Z6H/Screen+Shot+2018-10-22+at+22.06.25.png PUBLISHED WORK - Getting buff post baby (is a total nightmare) “I no longer want to wear shirts so huge they resemble the covers people use to protect their cars outside the mansion houses of St John’s Wood.” Full story here. (Baby magazine) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1606824772808-LIU1JZVJVSW6ITR8NM8Y/Screenshot+2020-12-01+at+11.59.14.png PUBLISHED WORK - Why I don’t love Galentine’s Day This fridge-magnet feminism is no friend to women — trite words that suggest they need constant external validation. When it comes to women’s empowerment the use of merchandise, slogans and consumerism to flog principles is baldly mercenary. Full story here. (Metro) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1606833282720-YTP51E3EW4WHDDBXPCEJ/Screenshot+2020-12-01+at+14.34.33.png PUBLISHED WORK - Stop judging people at the pub this weekend I want to be reminded that the world is still turning and that it’s all going to be OK. Full story here. (Independent) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1575491846516-4A97RQECFYSTXVTOW2R6/Screenshot+2019-12-04+at+20.24.04.png PUBLISHED WORK - Reiki? Like a bloody good BB cream A reiki facial is practically the definition of a contradiction in terms. Technically it shouldn’t work and yet, to my eternal surprise — and glee — it did. Full story here. (Metro) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1554315849684-10H60B2Y1YZ9LAXHZI1C/Screenshot+2019-04-03+at+19.23.37.png PUBLISHED WORK - The best afternoon teas in London I spent a fortnight doing some important investigative research (eating scones and cake and crustless sandwiches) into afternoon tea at London’s most decadent hotels. Full story here. (Discover Britain) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1499887658407-8Y5FZ1DD9XSUMSV0U0M8/Screen+Shot+2017-07-11+at+22.00.29.png PUBLISHED WORK - Scottish wilderness “It’s as if everything as far as the eye can see has been created by set designers whose brief is to make an environment so otherworldly, vast and overwhelming that it couldn’t possibly exist in real life.” Full story here. (Guardian) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1541625692635-KCRS2R5LU40HELNCIOUY/Semra-Portrait.jpeg PUBLISHED WORK - Practical Magic “IT’S a bright autumn morning in east London and I’m having tea and biscuits with a self-proclaimed witch who is preparing to cast a spell on me. With a cat, a cauldron and a crystal ball — as well as long neon-green fingernails and a wardrobe of black — Semra Haksever very much lives up to the ‘witch’ stereotype.” Full story here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1499889722060-7SR48WECSU7DUZK6I23J/image3.PNG PUBLISHED WORK - Portraits from Siberia This is just one image from Alexander Khimushin's latest collection of portraits. The photographer spent six months travelling across Siberia, capturing the lives of those living in some of the most hard-to-reach communities and inhospitable environments. Full story here. (MailOnline) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595e0b9ee4fcb5d2f9bd6b11/1606823469017-FZAY2CDO5P55RSQ2TVK6/Screenshot+2020-12-01+at+11.32.11.png PUBLISHED WORK - Men yelled sexual abuse at me when I was 11 Full story here. 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