Author: Arch Copy

• May 9, 2014

  My Mother

  In response to my last blog post (in which I dissed mommy bloggers who Instagram their porridge with the hashtag #blessed) my mother sent me this: She’s a genius.  
• May 9, 2014

  #ff

  The rise of Twitter may not have been welcome for some. I personally loathed the idea; couldn’t see the point of Facebook status-ing over and over. What was it even for? Of course, that all changed. I use Twitter every single day of my life, to ‘connect’ (ugh) with people, and to keep up with news…
• May 7, 2014

  Hilarious Spontaneity

  Today I decided to apply for a private members club on a whim. The House of St Barnabas is a not for profit club, with all membership fees going to their Employment Academy, which trains homeless people in key skills and gives them work experience in the club’s restaurant and bar. Wicked, non? You’re supposed…
• May 7, 2014

  The Peculiarities of Anxiety

  This is something I wrote a few months ago when I was just finding my feet in the grown-up world of corporate politics and etiquette. It was a scary time and I was terrified of screwing up. There is an email in my inbox and I can’t read it. Just thinking about it crouching in…
• May 6, 2014

  Speling Things Rong

  A thing I love is intelligent and purposeful misspelling. Kurt Cobain didn’t bother spelling things right but from him, it was subversive and interesting – it was an intimate peek into his chaotic mind. Stephen King uses misspellings to amazing effect. ‘Pet Sematary’ because of the children using it to honour their dead pets; clever…