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 [...]

Comparing Your Partner To Your Mother? Complimentary Or Questionable?

Comparing Your Partner To Your Mother? Complimentary Or Questionable?

Remind you of your mother? Cook just like your mother but she adds a secret ingredient? Could this comparison be a recipe for disaster or a life of tight-knit familia bliss? I’m sure we’ve all been there, if not, how’ve you managed to escape it?! Great guy, family ties, you’re winning. You align family loyalty [...]

Joker: Folie à Deux Review- Blockbuster or Lacklustre?

Joker: Folie à Deux Review- Blockbuster or Lacklustre?

A powerhouse duo - Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga headlining the latest sequel. What could go wrong? I think you may be surprised… Its predecessor, 'Joker' - the 2019 psychological thriller loosely based on DC Comics characters, is a phenomenal film. Dark, somewhat humorous at times but emotionally relatable; touching upon many subjects including mental [...]

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

What Does Love Look Like To You?

What Does Love Look Like To You?

Those three words. Overused yet undersubscribed. You say you love, but how can one know if you actually feel it and most of all, mean it? Dates, popcorn, movies, sharing a moment you can’t explain. Yes, that’s cliché, I have the t-shirt. But it's not original. The outlined tried-and-tested script. Indoctrination even, as we’re all [...]