A Few Days in The Lake District!

A Few Days in The Lake District!

3+ hour drive, country walks, Kendal mint cake and naturists birthday cards in your local postal office? Yes, my innocent eyes are now scarred for life as I nibble on my nostalgic handmade oatie biscuits! Best of both worlds! *Disclaimer* This article may contain nudity. May I start with, who doesn't love a long road [...]

Double Standards: Accepting Disrespect From Loved Ones, But Not Strangers. Why?

Double Standards: Accepting Disrespect From Loved Ones, But Not Strangers. Why?

Blood? Sure, walking all over me is a sign of love. Unrelated stranger? Don’t push your luck, know your place and how to behave. What?! Sadly, it’s become all too common, all the while under the radar. Do you know the person well? Are they a loved one? Well then it’s okay, there are different [...]

The Influx Of Men Expecting Women To Provide Financially For The Family?

The Influx Of Men Expecting Women To Provide Financially For The Family?

You push out the child, raise the child, provide financially and emotionally for the child... all the while having a "partner". Why are women being taken for a ride? Is this what equality looks like? Hi, my name's Jack. I’m looking for a wife; has her head on straight; family orientated; career driven… but not [...]

Life Is Short, Filter Through The BS.

Life Is Short, Filter Through The BS.

Why is a prognosis the biggest wake up call life can give you? Tomorrow is a new day. Each is a lesson. Anything worth doing takes time. Family, friends and/or foe all take nuggets of time. Time we didn’t perceive as special, until now. You realise life isn’t promised and the simplest of moments mean [...]

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