goth

  • 10 journal prompts that left a mark on me

    Describe, in detail, what your life looks like in five years I love this because it acts as a textual vision board, a written exploration of my optimism for the future. I’d recommend keeping it feasibly ambitious, exciting but without the risk of disappointment. Think about the areas you’re most optimistic about, be that hobbies,…

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  • 19 years since Sophie Lancaster’s murder. What’s changed?

    On the 11th of August 2007, Sophie Lancaster and her boyfriend Robert Maltby were beaten in a vicious attack in a park. A group of teenage boys struck up a friendly conversation with them, invited them to hang out, and then beat them both to unconsciousness, unprovoked. Maltby survived, Lancaster died from her horrifying injuries.…

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  • Death to the ‘guilty pleasure’: why I’m not guilty about being me

    I’ve been in the ‘alternative’ scene for years, exploring different subcultures and trying new things. I’m stylistically inquisitive and always on the lookout for new ideas, but for years I was stuck in a mindset of not feeling ‘goth’ enough, comparing myself to people online. I always thought if I wore a colour that wasn’t…

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