Author Archives: WritingsOfAQueerMind

The Twat Files by Dawn French

A collection of real-life stories by one of my absolute favourite funny women? Yes, please! I couldn’t think of a better way to spend my free time. I really enjoyed this collection of stories, many of which I’d never heard Dawn tell before, despite being quite a big fan. Each tale, twatish as promised, isContinue reading “The Twat Files by Dawn French”

Social Media: Hatred’s Magnifying Glass

In a world where hate seems so prevalent, why is it I don’t experience this pain in real life? The words faggot, and bitch, next to racial slurs in a comment section, written by profiles which refuse to house a face. Each word is like a punch to the gut. I can’t breath, I chokeContinue reading “Social Media: Hatred’s Magnifying Glass”

Herc by Phoenicia Rogerson

‘Loving People. That’s a fucking flaw if you want to be a hero.’ – Phonenicia Rogerson in Herc Herc is a modernised re-telling of the story of Hercules. It is both queer and feminist, told from the POV of many of the lesser explored characters from the original story. One of the things that thisContinue reading “Herc by Phoenicia Rogerson”

Mean Girls: The Musical

I want to preface this post by saying that I’ve never watched the original Mean Girls film, just a few clips here and there, so this cinema experience was a brand-new one for me. At first, upon seeing the trailers, I was sceptical. The film seemed dated, rehashing old jokes, telling a story out ofContinue reading “Mean Girls: The Musical”

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Re-read)

At the start of this new year I was hit with the urge to relive my childhood. Maybe it’s the current economic crisis, or maybe the growing social struggles that we all seem be facing, but I felt like revisiting the past. How better to do this than read a series that meant so muchContinue reading “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Re-read)”

Boy Like Me by Simon James Green

Oh My God, that’s the first phrase that comes to mind when thinking of Boy Like Me. I’ve never read such a novel and have nothing but positives to say about it. I laughed, cried, loved, and was overcome with anger all in the same sitting; yes, I read it in twenty-four hours. It’s aContinue reading “Boy Like Me by Simon James Green”

They Both Die at The End – Adam Silvera

In a world where death isn’t unexpected, Mateo and Rufus receive the calls that tell them they are destined to die today. They’re young and have so much life left to live, but they will have to do all of that living before time gives up on them. Mateo had always been a little paranoid,Continue reading “They Both Die at The End – Adam Silvera”

‘Tyler’s Poem’

Blinding lights guide me to fabricated happiness, daylights trauma momentarily numbed. Years of broken memories await me, hours of fun a worthy exchange. It’s the nights of ecstasy that calms my nerves, troubled womb an uninhabitable cavern. It is to think what it means to breathe, the latter easier with the former subdued. I findContinue reading “‘Tyler’s Poem’”