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The Despicable Dropout

Why are Dropouts so Damn Despicable?

It’s all about the economy, stupid

2d ago

Graffiti depicting colourful flowers and anti-capitalist captions.

2d ago

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Iberospherical

Digital Nomad, Economic Migrant or Just a Lazy Dropout?

Why I moved from cosmopolitan London to provincial Portugal and back again

Aug 21, 2024

A busy, crowded London street corner in London, with a red bus in the background and man in a bowler hat making an announcement outside a tube station in the foreground.

Aug 21, 2024

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Ellemeno

How Gregory the Greek Came to Run Amok in a Portuguese Village With a Pink Water Pistol

The true story behind my unwritten novel

Aug 14, 2024

The shadow of a gun pointed at someone holding up their hands is projected on a wall through the blinds of dark room.

Aug 14, 2024

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Ellemeno

Giving the Finger to Disability Discrimination

How I came to shred the narrative of inadequacy

May 21, 2024

A chunky white party limousine parked on a disabled parking spot.

May 21, 2024

Living With Green Fingers and Itchy Feet

How I grew my own food, off-grid and on the move

May 7, 2024

An old stone ruin perched above a stone wall on a lush green field with clear blue sky.

May 7, 2024

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An Injustice!

I’m an Entangled Activist, Get Me out of Here

Are white, middle-class activists caught in their own web of lies?

Apr 23, 2024

A man on a smoke-filled street ties a cloth around his face to protect himself from tear gas.

Apr 23, 2024

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The Unexpected Autistic Life

From Eurodiversity to Neurodiversity

A story of self-discovery on foreign soil

Apr 1, 2024

A person with long hair and a baseball cap looks out to sea with ‘misfits’ written on the back of their sleeveless t-shirt.

Apr 1, 2024

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Seroxcat’s Salon

Punishing the Poor To Reward the Rich

What working in the Civil Service taught me about the UK welfare system

Jan 17, 2024

A desolate side-street with graffiti on the walls. Beside the image of Pulp singer Jarvis Cocker there is a caption which reads ,’Still Common’.

Jan 17, 2024

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Ellemeno

Composting Grief and Trauma

Dealing with emotions the eco-friendly way

Dec 28, 2023

Two soiled hands are held out, palm up, with a blurred and dark background.

Dec 28, 2023

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Counter Arts

What Is It That’s So Radical About ‘The Snowman’?

The timeless winter classic that took eighties Britain by storm

Jul 23, 2024

A small figure of a person made with snow, twigs and a leaf, sitting an a ledge high up, with a blurred view of a city in the distant background.

Jul 23, 2024

The Despicable Dropout

The Despicable Dropout

Life writing and commentary with a focus on the environment, mental health, equality, migration, culture and permaculture.

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