Author: Arch Copy
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Copybuddies
The very first #CopywritersUniteNight I went to, I met Chloe, Kady and Dibbsy. I hate meeting people but for some reason these three seemed pretty OK. Well, the rest is history. Since that night, we’ve counselled each other through job applications, difficult briefs, Creative Director cajoling, grammar decisions and one particularly bizarre case of three-way agency…
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Motherfuckers
It is not too strong a title. Mother, agency of wide renown, have launched a charity raffle. How nice, you think – what about that is motherfuckery? The raffle is for people who want a placement at Mother. They give a minimum of £10 to Children in Need and get chucked in a pot for…
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What’s Important
I figured out how to figure out something. I was trying to list what was important to me in my life. I struggled to give the things high-level names. But then I just started listing the things themselves that are important, and that helped me work out the feels. Writing my weekly post for Yell…
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Death Watch
I have a rather disturbing way of exploring my love for the man I spend my life looking at. I write poems about him being dead. I truly subscribe to the idea that you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone – so I make my mind believe he is. Maybe it’s to prepare…
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Lonely Farm
In the storm, I could hear the Bellwether sounding. Leading his flock through the ravages, Damp wool weighing down the poor beasts as they sought some sheltered place. I soothed my forehead against the cool glass And felt my spirit moving among the heathers. I saw him waiting. Lashed by rain, Resolute in the weather.…
