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A love letter to a lost art
This column first appeared in the Western Mail in October 2021 When was the last time you received a handwritten letter? Or, indeed, sat down to indulge in the rare and nostalgic pleasure of writing a letter by hand? In an age of instant electronic communication, where decisions and plans can be made instantly at
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On Green Man Festival
This column first appeared in the Western Mail in September 2021 A whole month has passed since Green Man festival, and I swear I’ve only just got rid of the last vestiges of glitter from my hair. And you know something? I’ve kind of enjoyed the shimmering reminder of a beautiful time in the mountains
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Carrying on camping
This column first appeared in The Western Mail in August 2021 It is a source of mild regret that I only discovered the joy of camping relatively recently. I put that down to the fact that our family never went on camping trips which meant I had no blueprint for holidays under canvas. I can
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What sort of city do we want to leave our children?
This column first appeared in the Western Mail in June 2021 Earlier this year, a stunning mural appeared on the side of a house I pass every day. The painting depicts a humpback whale and its calf swimming under the steel structures of a partially submerged Millennium Stadium. It’s a genuinely arresting piece of art,
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Take me to the river….
This column first appeared in the Western Mail in July 2021 It feels as if I’m writing this from the inside of a McDonalds Apple Pie. Or a small volcano. FOR THE LOVE OF BEELZEBUB, CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE TURN DOWN THE THERMOSTAT? Every year, I curse former me for neglecting to buy a fan. Because
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Should it stay, or should it go?
This column first appeared in the Western Mail in March 2021 As I write, it’s twenty degrees in Cardiff, the clocks have sprung forward, and the evenings are lighter for longer. Granted, by the time you read this, it will most likely be raining old ladies and sticks again (my favourite Welsh idiom that. Works
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On the soothing power of radio
This column first appeared in the Western Mail in March 2021 A few weeks ago, we set off on “yet another bloody walk” (TM – me), forgot to stop walking and ended up at Lavernock Point in the Vale of Glamorgan, looking out to the island of Flatholm. Spotting a stone tower and a plaque
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On pandemic parenting
This column first appeared in the Western Mail in February 2021 Just IMAGINE if, at the age of 13, you were ordered to spend your first full year as a teenager locked up with just your mam and/or dad for company. Imagine if the same order mandated no hanging about in town/parks/youth club/outside Tammy Girl
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Ditching the dreaded hangxiety
This column first appeared in the Western Mail in November 2020 From Dylan Thomas to Richard Burton, us Welsh have a long, time-honoured tradition of boozing our faces off. A few years ago, I took a residential course at the former Shropshire estate of playwright John Osborne. The receptionist told me that when the charity
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On the US election and explaining geopolitics to our children
This column first appeared in the Western Mail in November 2020 Now, I’m not saying that it’s ever been appropriate to look to political leaders to reinforce the way we raise our children. I mean, can you imagine? Parenting with Pinochet! Fatherhood with Farage! Mama knows best with Imelda Marcos! But, jeez, 2020. Throw me
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Hello. I’m Sara. This site is home to my writing for the Western Mail, a newspaper kind enough to publish my internal ramblechats. In 2022 I was named Wales Media Awards Columnist of The Year for this column. Madness. You’ll find me spaffing opinions on feminism, inequality, festivals, tech, art and whatever else pops into my head at 3am the day before deadline. There’s also bonus content, when the muse takes me (WHERE IS SHE TAKING ME? I DIDN’T ORDER THIS CAB! Etc…).
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