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The Companion 021: Losing my temper
When is it acceptable for women to be angry?
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March 2024

The Companion 19: Meet my internet friends
Welcome to the world of online diary writing.
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January 2024

The Companion 018: Ins and Outs
What I've learnt from a year of writing about friendship.
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December 2023

The Companion 017: Home for Christmas
Navigating nostalgia and long-distance friendships with the poet Shannon Haly.
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The Companion 016: Chocolate shops
I've been getting comfortable in my own company.
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November 2023

The Companion 015: Friendship as solidarity
On my 30th birthday party and Palestine.
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October 2023

The Companion 014: All grown up
Had I made up the bond we had, or was it real?
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The Companion 013: Take World writing retreat
An invite.
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September 2023

The Companion 012: How do you break up with your best friend?
It's one of the most confronting experiences you can have.
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Nkenna Akunna
The Companion 011: I made my friend's wedding cake
On the hottest day of the year.
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August 2023

The Companion 010: Celebrities aren’t our friends
Having recently interviewed Stormzy and many others in the public eye, I've had to remind myself of this fact. Plus, an interview with Elizabeth Day.
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July 2023

The Companion 009: Parting ways over politics
Reflections on what it means to have radical friendships with Dr Laura Forster.
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