Clare Dodd December 1, 2013 Feminism, Popular Culture Women who know their place Clare Dodd December 1, 2013 Feminism, Popular Culture A week of women who know their place has helped to put me back where I belong.
Clare Dodd November 10, 2013 Getting Excited One week, one hand, two stories Clare Dodd November 10, 2013 Getting Excited This week pushed me to the edges of my ability to cope. Luckily I took someone's hand and ended up seeing another story.
Clare Dodd October 27, 2013 Writing Happy anniversary Clare Dodd October 27, 2013 Writing Before I hit this notebook's anniversary, I need to raise a glass to a different but not entirely unrelated first birthday.
Clare Dodd October 20, 2013 Getting Excited, Popular Culture Writing what is in the air Clare Dodd October 20, 2013 Getting Excited, Popular Culture When you feel something deeply, it is extremely difficult to translate it into words. They can be so isolating. But this week, I have tried.
Clare Dodd October 13, 2013 Cities A love requited Clare Dodd October 13, 2013 Cities The tale of a love long unrequited, but for once not only at last returned but done so with more passion and depth than I ever thought possible.
Clare Dodd October 9, 2013 Cities, Getting Excited Radio silence Clare Dodd October 9, 2013 Cities, Getting Excited A visual clue as to my radio silence.
Clare Dodd September 22, 2013 Getting Excited A few words Clare Dodd September 22, 2013 Getting Excited Why there are only a few words, and why 'talk about lock jaw' have been some of them.
Clare Dodd August 25, 2013 Popular Culture The gift you get from oysters Clare Dodd August 25, 2013 Popular Culture Gershwin and his oysters got me thinking about popular culture, artistic merit and the gifts we get from kindly creatives.
Clare Dodd August 18, 2013 Getting Excited Competing against a phantom Clare Dodd August 18, 2013 Getting Excited Competing with, and comparing yourself to a phantom takes your focus away from what's right in front of you.
Clare Dodd August 4, 2013 Interesting things, Writing The current trumps the conditional Clare Dodd August 4, 2013 Interesting things, Writing If we lived perpetually in the conditional, we would never have anything new to say. It's the current that keeps us thinking.
Clare Dodd July 7, 2013 Cities, Getting Excited Carnival! Clare Dodd July 7, 2013 Cities, Getting Excited In case you didn't catch the hint - I went to a carnival today, and I went alone. It was sunny, loud, fantastic and, inevitably, thought-provoking.
Clare Dodd June 30, 2013 Getting Excited Getting your kicks Clare Dodd June 30, 2013 Getting Excited Throwing caution to the wind and getting your kicks however you can.
Clare Dodd June 23, 2013 Books, Cities, Getting Excited The New Yorker in the bath Clare Dodd June 23, 2013 Books, Cities, Getting Excited The New Yorker in the bath, writing gloves, Greg Proops and all the things that do and will have one particular thing in common.
Clare Dodd June 9, 2013 Interesting things, Popular Culture Interesting things Clare Dodd June 9, 2013 Interesting things, Popular Culture Coffee got me through the basics this weekend, but no further, so today I have left the creativity up to others. They're very good at it.
Clare Dodd May 26, 2013 Cities, Getting Excited How long has it been? Clare Dodd May 26, 2013 Cities, Getting Excited Taking a little time to catch up, see what's happening and, more often than not, simply just laugh, doesn't half make you feel all loved and lovely.
