Rhiannon HutchingsFeb 195 minHalfway through my first year as an Early Career TeacherIf I had a pound for every time I said 'it's been a while', I’d probably be a millionaire. Being an adult is hard for a multitude of...
Rhiannon HutchingsMay 3, 20215 minI'll bring you flowers in the pouring rain..."People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us." I don't suppose...
Rhiannon HutchingsApr 13, 20215 minOn pedestals and idealismWe've all been there - watching somebody with disdain as they flounce about on their high horse. How's this for a plot twist, though:...
Rhiannon HutchingsMar 28, 20211 minSunday night remindersTomorrow is a new day. You can wake up and be miserable, or you can wake up and seize the opportunity. The choice is yours. You are...
Rhiannon HutchingsMar 24, 20214 minMoving towards a brighter future: habits to keep and discard from the past year in lockdownYesterday marked one year since the start of a '3 week' lockdown here in the UK. As of today, 28,653,523 people across our four nations...
Rhiannon HutchingsMar 7, 20216 minReflections on incarceration: Chris Atkins' memoir and lockdown lifeI recently finished reading A Bit of a Stretch, the startling memoir by BAFTA-nominated filmmaker Chris Atkins. I liked the look of the...
Rhiannon HutchingsFeb 28, 20212 minA sneak peek at some disappointed poemsIn the future I'd quite like to be the proud owner of several poetry collections. I think it'd be pretty cool. In fact, I've already...
Rhiannon HutchingsFeb 21, 20218 minOn neighboursDo you know your neighbours? One of the strangest paradoxes about living in a city is that you're surrounded by millions of people and...
Rhiannon HutchingsFeb 14, 20215 minLoveThis is a post about love. There are no violins, no scarlet roses or Hallmark cards adorned with teddy bears or swelling hearts, just...
Rhiannon HutchingsFeb 6, 20216 minWaste not, want notThere are many cool things about being an adult. When I was a teenager, I looked forward to getting older - not old old, not mouths to...
Rhiannon HutchingsJan 29, 20213 minThe joy of small successesI post quite a lot about self-reflection and growth. Essentially I'm just a massive fan of mirrors and plants. Recently, our lives have...
Rhiannon HutchingsDec 23, 20204 min2020.I remember confetti and peals of drunken laughter as we grabbed each other and embraced, skittish and sweaty, overwhelmed at the prospect...
Rhiannon HutchingsAug 14, 20204 minOn friendshipNavigating your twenties sure ain’t easy. I mean, it’s such a weird period of your life. Exciting, yes, spontaneous, very much so, but...
Rhiannon HutchingsJul 13, 20205 minOn being an active learnerThe idea for this blog post came to me quite suddenly. I've been reading An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green (great book,...
Rhiannon HutchingsJun 17, 20203 minOn growthIt's Week 13 of lockdown here in the UK. Of course, circumstances have changed somewhat - some shops have opened up, you've got to wear a...
Rhiannon HutchingsJun 13, 20207 minCancelling and condemnationAhh, social media. Some may say it's a portal through which we are given the opportunity to reinvent ourselves, to present to the world...
Rhiannon HutchingsJun 7, 20205 minBlack Lives Matter.Hi everyone, I hope you are all doing well. I really wanted to address what has been going on recently concerning the BLM movement. I...
Rhiannon HutchingsJun 1, 20209 minWeedsJo is a woman in love with Lyle Peters. Today she is a guest at his wedding. Jo takes another draw of her cigarette and blows the smoke...
Rhiannon HutchingsMay 14, 202015 minMy 7-day writing challengeHey guys, I hope you are all having a decent week! Seven days ago I challenged myself to write a little something once per day for a...
Rhiannon HutchingsApr 11, 20206 minDaily musings: Writing in isolation during a pandemicLet me start by saying that this is my first blog post of 2020 and of the new decade. The sun is shining, I'm 25 and thrivin' but...I'm...
Rhiannon HutchingsMar 18, 20196 minDaily musings: On creating and chasing your dreamsIt's Monday morning and I'm having an existential crisis. Ok, it's not an existential crisis per se, it's more like an overwhelming...
Rhiannon HutchingsFeb 27, 20194 minDaily musings: On learning and our insane capabilitiesHaving started a few new jobs recently, I've been feeling the effects of being a little fish in a big pond. That is to say I've been more...
Rhiannon HutchingsDec 13, 201816 minExtracts from my unfinished novels | 'The one about a single mum whose twin babies have superpowers'I know you've probably read the title of this post and gone 'what even?' Reading it back, it does sound a bit wild. But let me explain. ...
Rhiannon HutchingsNov 28, 20184 minDaily musings: My love-hate relationship with writing‘There is nothing to writing,’ Ernest Hemingway once said. ‘All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.’ I have to say, Ernest...
Rhiannon HutchingsNov 20, 20182 minDaily musings: Why autumn is my favourite time of yearAhh, autumn. What a beautiful time of year. The leaves turn a multitude of fiery colours, the nights start drawing in, fireworks light up...
Rhiannon HutchingsNov 17, 20181 minDaily musings: How men smellFewer things are nicer than a man who smells good. A man that smells good is nice, but a nice man who smells good is even better. A nice...
Rhiannon HutchingsMar 20, 20184 minSaying 'F*ck it'Have you ever been scared? I don’t mean the leaping of your chest at seeing the fat, hairy spider behind your chest of drawers. Or the...
Rhiannon HutchingsMar 10, 20183 minRead this if you're on your periodGood day to you, sister. HA. This ain't a fucking good day, this is a fucking awful day. (N.B. I'm currently crying and raging...
Rhiannon HutchingsJan 21, 20183 minGoals for 2018I know it's a tad late but...Happy New Year! I hope everyone has been enjoying the worst month of the year but hey, there is still much...
Rhiannon HutchingsJan 20, 20182 minOne good thing a day 2017Hey guys, So last year I decided to take part in a challenge. Ok, it wasn't really a challenge so to speak, but the act of writing down...
Rhiannon HutchingsNov 25, 201722 minExtracts from my unfinished novels | 'The Untitled Cinderella Story'Hello again! I'm assuming you have already read the unfinished novel I posted prior to this and now you're back for more. Which is great!...
Rhiannon HutchingsOct 20, 201720 minExtracts from my unfinished novels | 'Agent Plasma and the French Exchange'Well, hello there! It seems you have stumbled upon a little room inside of my head. Don't worry, it's not as weird as you think; I can't...
Rhiannon HutchingsOct 12, 20173 minSome of my all-time favourite quotesAs an English Literature student, quotes and deep meaningful conversations make up a fairly substantial part of my life. I love it - I...
Rhiannon HutchingsOct 8, 20173 minVickyI was asked to name a place To which I go when I feel sad Nothing sprang to mind Except for a place to which I go when I feel ...
Rhiannon HutchingsOct 3, 20175 minLove in the age of consumerismRecently a friend and I were taking about relationships, which we do often as a) she has a boyfriend of two years and is a great source...
Rhiannon HutchingsSep 6, 20171 minMen are like zitsMen are like zits, the big juicy ones. One will show up uninvited and you're like, "really? REALLY?" but actually you can't wait to...
Rhiannon HutchingsSep 6, 20171 minSunsetThere’s something very intimate about a sunset. Rays of light cast a divine glow across the world, causing even the ugliest things to...
Rhiannon HutchingsJun 1, 20172 minThinking of YouThere's something beautiful about London in the rain What it is I cannot say But grey can be a beautiful colour too And what is more...
Rhiannon HutchingsMar 19, 20176 minFilm Review of Into the WildInto the Wild (2007) is an independent biographical drama, directed by Sean Penn and adapted from a book of the same name. The book,...
Rhiannon HutchingsJan 27, 20173 minMini film review of How To Be SingleI was looking for a romantic comedy to watch the other day and stumbled upon How To Be Single, which I assumed would be a little less...
Rhiannon HutchingsNov 13, 20163 minMini film review of What's Eating Gilbert Grape?The other day I watched What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? (1993) as I had heard good things, particularly where Leonardo DiCaprio’s acting was...
Rhiannon HutchingsSep 14, 20166 minFilm Review of Me Before YouThea Sharrock’s film adaptation of the thought-provoking and heart wrenching novel Me Before You, written by Jojo Moyes, had me giggling,...
Rhiannon HutchingsJan 3, 20161 minThe DragonRecently A match was struck A flame lit up my insides And illuminated my mind. They'd rather see me suffocate, Choke on my own smoke...
Rhiannon HutchingsDec 4, 20155 min21Hold on…you’re telling me that I have been alive for 21 years?! Quite frankly, this fact baffles me. When certain friends tell me that...
Rhiannon HutchingsOct 11, 20151 minHerShe was perfect Content The others looked on in wonder Four of them barren, large and clumsy Four of them flustered, puny and...
Rhiannon HutchingsAug 14, 20151 minGuilty'Guilty' was the verdict She had anticipated that answer since the beginning of this treacherous ordeal Tears of agony sprang to her eyes...