ATTENTION: Can We All Stop Touching Our Faces Every Minute?

ATTENTION: Can We All Stop Touching Our Faces Every Minute?

Supermarket, cafe, GP surgery, restaurant, barista, your loved ones - curb the spread of bugs, illnesses and infections by simply washing your hands and discouraging yourself from rubbing your eye or scratching your nose. Aren’t we a bit past incessant fidgeting?  I see it everywhere I go and it can be quite off putting. Don’t [...]

Has Medicine Advanced Or Have We Become Reliant On Wonder Drugs?

Has Medicine Advanced Or Have We Become Reliant On Wonder Drugs?

Cold? Prescription printed. Flu? Prescription printed. Anxiety? Prescription printed? Weight struggles? Prescription printed. Assisted death? Euthanasia prescribed. If you don't suffer from any of the above, there are preventative vaccinations to keep you in tip-top condition! Are we all on the spectrum of addiction or dependency? And breathe. It unsettles you to know so much [...]

Are School Holidays Mission Impossible For Working Parents?

Are School Holidays Mission Impossible For Working Parents?

6 weeks vacation for pupils (UK), whilst teachers receive paid leave. Childcare consumes most of a working parents' salary. Is childbearing now only for the elite? Summertime. Holiday. Bliss. Happiness. A child’s dream; a parents nightmare, where’s the middle ground?  Family. Free childcare, so you can still earn your buck. But not everyone is so [...]

The Takeover Of Tech Gadgets. Social Skills No Longer Necessary?

The Takeover Of Tech Gadgets. Social Skills No Longer Necessary?

Interactions with robots or machinery are more common than a living, breathing human. Who do we say hello to? Is there anyone to acknowledge anymore? You wake up, thankyou Siri. Your first brew of the day has been programmed to begin at 7am.  A warm sourdough bloomer or Parisian baguette baked daily at your local [...]

A Time Capsule – Poem.

A Time Capsule – Poem.

A lucid dream,  Sordid I now see, A calculated calibration,  Mistaken sedation, The soul laid bare, Yours, if only you cared. Memories treasured in time, As you rewrite what’s mine, Exploitation, personified. A new summer’s day, falsified, Pea smoke fog mystifies,  Programmed, I stay hypnotised. Rewired, who am I? Copyright © 2024 by Antonia Dale