Cover of The Girl She Was Before by Jess Kitching featuring a mottled blue background with a painting and a broken glass of spilled red wine.

The Girl She Was Before Book Review

A former bullying victim returns to her beachside hometown as a successful artist when her former nemeses threatens to destroy the wonderful new life she has created.

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Apr 201 min read

Brooke Shields is Taking a Stand Against Sexist Ageism

Brooke Shields' refusal to be sidelined by a society that maligns older women is inspiring.

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Apr 112 min read

Flowers in the Attic Book Review

Rereading this phenomenal bestseller 40 years on It's hard to believe that it's 40 years since the breakaway bestselling novel by V.C....

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Apr 75 min read

The Revenge Club Book Review

Read my review of Kathy Lette's bestselling novel about four 50-something women who fight back against the societal expectations and...

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Apr 72 min read

Why I Chose a Reverse Mentor

The elder whose example I will not be following in later life.

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Apr 61 min read

The Day I Confronted a Narcissist

And what I would do differently next time Narcissists are a different breed and must be handled with extreme caution. Find out what...

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Apr 11 min read

Book Title Five Seasons in Seoul featuring traditional South Korean garden and architecture.

Wherever You Go, You Have to Take You with You

A young musical theater performer travels to Seoul, South Korea, to escape her emotional pain and grief and further her career.

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Mar 291 min read

How I Went From Low Rent to Luxe Living

The hotel I stayed at was adequate at best until an unexpected guest helped me level up in style. Read my latest story published in The...

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Mar 251 min read

The Money I Save Making Avocado Toast at Home

And the secret ingredient that's missing There's something about avocados that seems to get people riled up. One minute they're lauded...

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Mar 231 min read

How I Get Men to Do Things for Me

When I can't or won't do them myself Does having it all mean we have to d o it all? Not on my watch. Find out my sure-fire method for...

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Mar 201 min read

Cover of How to Destroy Your Husband by Jess Kitching, featuring a white background with dried rose petals and two entwined wedding rings.

How to Destroy Your Husband Book Review

Cassie thought she had met the love of her life until she found out he was cheating on her right before their wedding day. Hellbent on revenge, Cassie hatches a plan to destroy her would-be husband.

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Mar 182 min read

The Worst Thing My Husband Ever Said to Me

My 30-year marriage came to an abrupt end in a supermarket car park during COVID, but the real kicker is what he said to me that day....

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Mar 171 min read

Do Fiction Authors Need Social Media?

Marketing your books has become an intrinsic part of being a fiction author, but how do you balance promoting your books to actually...

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Mar 151 min read

Life in the Time of Corona, Five Years On

It's hard to believe that it's five years since the start of COVID, and the lockdowns that have had such a profound impact on our lives....

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Mar 141 min read

When Love Goes Wrong, Who Gets to Keep the Memories?

The biased media coverage of the sports star who lost his memorabilia in a bitter divorce. Read my story in Medium While the media showed...

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Mar 71 min read

Madness, Magic and Mayhem

Rosie Hewlett's Modern Retellings of Medea and Medusa Medea and Medusa are two of the most reviled figures from ancient Greek mythology,...

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Mar 51 min read

Is Being a People Pleaser Slowly Killing You?

Constantly putting the needs of others ahead of your own could be literally killing you. Find out how in my story in The Virago on...

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Feb 181 min read

When Abuse Comes Disguised as Love

Fifteen-year-old Vanessa thought she had a love too special for the world to understand. Decades later, her lover is being accused of...

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Feb 112 min read

Why All Women Need A Prenup.

The age of marrying for love is over. With half of all marriages ending in divorce, perhaps it's time we took a more pragmatic approach...

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Jan 111 min read

What The Substance Reveals About Age Discrimination and What We Can Do About It.

The French say there is no beauty without pain, and the body horror film The Substance proves this adage correct. When an aging...

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Nov 16, 20244 min read

Life in the Time of Corona

In 2020 I was thrilled to have several of my short stories included in this eclectic anthology, published during the first wave of the pandemic. From a tech billionaire, to an Uber driver to child stuck at home on school holidays, "Life in the Time of Corona" explores how everyone has been touched by the global pandemic.

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