Portfolio of Work
Past. Present. Future.
The Treasures of the Thames
July 2020
A fun little article about the joys of searching for historical artefacts in the gloopy mud of the Thames - Mudlarking. I interviewed several well known mudlarks who led me through their amazing and sometimes disturbing finds and the satisfaction they find in mudlarking.
Mental Floss
July 2020
My first piece for Mental Floss was an article on some works of fiction that somehow accurately predicted the future. Whether that's Ray Bradbury's earpods or a horrific case of cannibalism.
Fortean Times
June, 2023
An article on the Folklore of Bread for my beloved Fortean Times. I looked back at some of the tales of bread from across Britain. The Devil tempting a bishop with bread? How to cure whooping cough with bread and lice? It's all here, and a lot more.
Jumped the Shark - The Guardian
2017 - Now
Want to know why your favourite TV shows went terrible? For Jump the Shark I dissected them and pinpointed the moment that they stopped being great. House MD you had such promise...
Listverse
2011 - Now
A collection of list articles for Listverse.com that let me splurge on my love of trivia. You can find out about ancient buildings still being used today, or gay myths from antiquity, or ways to beat the plague that history has tried. Click through to spiral down a fact-based rabbit hole.
Wellcome Collection
2019
The Wellcome Collection is a fabulous resource for images and historical artefacts. Working with them I curated two image galleries covering the "Smell of Saintliness" and "Toxic Fashion Trends."
The Fifth Sense
2017
The Fifth Sense was an amazing project that looked at the science and art of the senses through the lens of female creators. I wrote about the "Science of Smell," "The history of Perfume," and "The Language of Smell," and a few more.
The Mantle
2015 - 2018
The Mantle gave me a place to write articles on the importance of Epicurean Philosophy. Why did an ancient philosophy about the importance of being happy ever fall out of favour? Also allowed me to review some great books.
i-D
2018
Everyone loved Queer Eye and i-D gave me the chance to review the second series. It wasn't just the cast that were in tears.
The Richest
2016
More of my favourite facts in list form. Want to know more about gay leaders from history, or about parasitic plants? Then these are the articles for you!
Folklore Thursday
2017- Now
#FolkloreThursday is my favourite part of Twitter and I was lucky enough to be one of the hosts of the weekly event for several years. I also provided a number of articles ranging from Wolves in Ancient Mythology, to the Phallus as a Potent Symbol.
Extreme Mudlarking: How London Fortune Hunters Unearth Thames Treasures
March 2021
I spoke to Nicola White about her exploits on the foreshore of the Thames. Including using a hovercraft to go mudlarking.
InspiringQuotes.com
2021-Present
I'm a regular contributor to InspiringQuotes.com writing articles and trivia questions about some of the greatest sayings from throughout history. From Aristotle to Betty White, they are all here.
Art UK
September 2021
Divine homosexuality: Ganymede and Antinous as queer icons in art
A look at how gay icons were used in Western art and how they were interpreted by both artists and viewers.