Lauren Phillips-FreemanNan’s FreezerShe always filled it to the brim, palmed the overspill off on her neighbour, took up his space too, made trips up and down stairs, brought…Jul 17Jul 17
Lauren Phillips-FreemanTwists of Towel and FateIt wasn’t premeditated- a quick twist, a back-throw of the head, and there sat my towel turban high and proud, a blink into a mirror as…Jul 17Jul 17
Lauren Phillips-FreemanSo Much Smaller ThenI was so much smaller then, capable of slinking into dresses with numbers on the labels that made me glow with smug pride, the ones they’d…Jun 23Jun 23
Lauren Phillips-FreemanBreakfast in FloridaThe morning of the hot air balloons, already sweltering at 7am, eating breakfast with my feet in the pool: leftover pizza from the day…Jun 22Jun 22
Lauren Phillips-FreemanThe PeakNaturally, you’d heard of it, a piece of common knowledge bandied about with casual frequency, absorbed via cultural osmosis and then…Jun 17Jun 17
Lauren Phillips-FreemanThe Boy in the Red ShirtThrough lensless, sequin-bordered eyes he was the only thing I could see, a splash of vivid red shirt in a castle dining room, a beacon…Jun 81Jun 81
Lauren Phillips-FreemanThe Deception of Knee-jerk EmotionsDo not let those knee-jerk reactions fool you, those reflex emotions, raw and unprocessed, the horrid swoops of news-triggered adrenaline…May 30May 30
Lauren Phillips-FreemanWhat Karate Meant To MeOnce upon a time, I was on the receiving end of some physical primary school bullying. The two boys in question were actually good friends…May 25May 25
Lauren Phillips-FreemanFirst RespondersThey are the ones who sit in stunned silence on the end of telephone lines, the ones who pad softly up the stairs to frigid attics rooms…May 23May 23