essays

Taylor, Lily and Me

The value of women's writing from pain and happiness

Mar 29 • Kayte Ferris

Tops-Off Passion

On hobbies, and loving something so much you take your top off.

Jul 21, 2024 • Kayte Ferris

Everything I Never Wanted

Why is having a 'normal life' so bad?

May 23, 2024 • Kayte Ferris

Taylor Swift Has Shown We're All Crazy

What does this mean for us as writers and women?

Apr 26, 2024 • Kayte Ferris

Pick Your Storms

How we hate to take backwards steps, and why they might be the best steps.

Feb 21, 2024 • Kayte Ferris

An Unexpected Defence of Dating Apps

The unabridged story of how we met

Nov 9, 2023 • Kayte Ferris

My Outsides Don't Match My Insides

The small question of where identity comes from

Oct 16, 2023 • Kayte Ferris

Swimming Lessons

The dread of a holiday swim, and what it has to teach about control.

Sep 10, 2023 • Kayte Ferris

A Short Memoir of Friendship

Changing rooms and neediness and love.

Aug 16, 2023 • Kayte Ferris

The Meaning Of Pain

What we know when we feel hurt.

Jul 26, 2023 • Kayte Ferris

Living with a literal ghost, and some metaphorical ones too.

Jun 30, 2023 • Kayte Ferris

At My Best Friend's House

Witnessing the tenderness absent in my own life.

Jun 11, 2023 • Kayte Ferris

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