Mummy, I’m missing, you’re kissing my head, as I roll out of bed, seeing red, fire on my feet, mummy the heat, mummy, I want my mum,… Read more “Mummy, I’m Missing”
Author: jameslintonwriting
James is a graduate of English Literature from Newcastle University. Across his life, he’s written silly stories about talking birds and cats, teenage angst-ridden poetry and is currently working on his first novel. When he’s not writing, you’ll find him imagining scenarios that will never happen.
Fast Car
Bright lights blurred past the car speeding along the country road. Bill Marshall had one arm wrapped around Lizzie’s shoulders. The wind sprinting through his hair and… Read more “Fast Car”
Dissertation-Romanticisation of Organised Crime in the Godfather
My magnus opus. Let me know your thoughts.
You Really need to Grow up
Why it’s important to grow old, not up
The Tragedy of Mariam and Love’s Labour’s Lost Essay
To what extent and in what ways is the gender of voice recognised and explored? “Taboos against women’s voices have a long history,”[1] writes Anne Karpf. Not… Read more “The Tragedy of Mariam and Love’s Labour’s Lost Essay”
Grow a Pair
Grow a Pair of balls
Reflective Log
Looking back on the Renaissance-based module that I studied
The Geordie Shore of Geordie Shores
A parody of the reality television show Geordie Shore.
Their Eyes Were Watching God Essay
How are gender and/or sexuality used to explore structures of power in one of the novels on the module syllabus? In Their Eyes Were Watching God, (Their… Read more “Their Eyes Were Watching God Essay”
Slacktivism
My second performance poem
James Linton Writing 