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About me? Mad, in debt, feminist, radical, angry, pacifist, warrior, flower-power chick...
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Amanda Knox
I first wrote this for the F Word blog.Amanda Knox has been convicted of the murder of Meredith Kercher, and if you weren't paying attention, you might believe that she did it alone.In fact, two men have also been convicted of the murder - one last n...
God Wants to Cure Me
Yesterday a man approached me at a farmers' market, and said, "I can't help but notice you use a walking stick". This exact phrase is regularly used by people who want my address to send me mobility aid catalogues in the post.However, he then went on...
Not-So-Helpful Advice from Women\'s Magazines
My fifth guest post at the F Word.Yesterday while waiting for an appointment, I picked up one of the women's magazines on the waiting room table and started skimming through it to pass the time.I came across an article entitled '25 health tips women ...
A Tweet Too Far?
My fourth guest post at the F Word.As an avid tweeter, I'm not sure how I missed this story when it actually happened, but I became aware of it about a week ago.Penelope Trunk, a woman in America, was widely condemned after sending the following twee...
Disabled Feminism
My third guest post over at the F Word.I was very anxious before writing my first post here, but when the comments starting rolling in, I was overwhelmed by the positive messages in response to it.Firstly, it really helped me. The encouragement that ...
Send a card, save a life?
My second guest post over at the F Word.For some reason, last year was the first time I ever took part in the Amnesty International Greeting Cards Campaign. It was on the long, long list of things I intend to do, but never got round to.But then last ...
