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BLACK, BRITISH, ANXIOUS: A 2021 GUIDE TO BLACK ANXIETY

The Black British experience of 2020 left us in need of a 2021 guide to Black anxiety: featuring psychologist Julie Baah and visual artist Mimi Koku.

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February 22, 2021

black, blackbritain, blackness, institutionalracism, journalism, non-fiction, personalanechdote, Racism, untoldstories

Anxiety, Austerity, black, Blackbrits, Blacklivesmatter, Blackmentalhealth, Community, Coronavirus, features, Film, Gaslighting, institutionalracism, journalism, Mentalhealth, Mentalhealthact, nonfiction, Psychology, Racialanxiety, Racism, Stigma
This Is Fun

This new fun has cast a dead white sky over my life. A personal essay type-thing (while I work on an actual story) on boring fun. Trigger warning: I use the word fun 27 times.

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November 30, 2020

creative non fiction, non-fiction, personalanechdote

adolescence, anechdote, boredom, childhood, creativenonfiction, fun, nonfiction, Personal, personalessay, reflection
Don’t Ask Me How She’s Doing: The Story of Grandma, Dementia and The House of Seven.

Having Dementia in the house carries with it an onslaught of inside jokes.

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November 6, 2020

creative non fiction, non-fiction, personalanechdote

Alzheimers, BAMEcarers, Carer, creativenonfiction, Dementia, Disease, family, Grandma, livingwithdementia, livingwithgrandparents, nonfiction, Personal, reflection
Welcome to Crushball: Home of the Humble Story.

Writing was never really a part of the plan.

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October 31, 2020

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introduction, journalism, journalist, nonfiction, stories, storyteller, untoldstories

BLACK, BRITISH, ANXIOUS: A 2021 GUIDE TO BLACK ANXIETY

This Is Fun

Don’t Ask Me How She’s Doing: The Story of Grandma, Dementia and The House of Seven.

Welcome to Crushball: Home of the Humble Story.