by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jan 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
I feel like I’m lost at sea and I am barely keeping my head above the water. I kick my legs to stay alive and I can see the sun on the horizon but no matter how hard I try to swim towards it, the waves take me in a different direction. Some days, I feel the warm...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Aug 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
Future. It’s a word that has been circling around my mind a little bit too much recently. My future seemed so far away a couple of months ago, as I sat behind a desk at university, I had it all figured out in my head. I felt optimistic that everything would work out...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jul 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Society has not only changed the way we look at the world but the way that we look at ourselves. We live in a society driven by advertisements and media. From a young age we are bombarded with images of the media’s perception of beauty. We never learn the real...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jul 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
Love is stronger than momentary hate. Love can do extraordinary things to a person. No one in this world is perfect, we all have our flaws and insecurities and we all have our own demons and selfish desires. But love changes you. When you fall in love you see...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jun 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
As a writer you have to come to terms with the fact that not everyone is going to like your writing or what you have to say. There are the good comments that you receive that make your heart swell with pride, when you realise that you have found the perfect words and...
