Category: Becoming/Unbecoming
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Dedicated to all the others
Dedicated to All the Others is a life story project, funded by Arts Council England and Leeds Inspired. It’s rooted in my first graphic novel Becoming Unbecoming. Since Becoming Unbecoming was published by Myriad Editions in 2015 so many people have reached out to me to tell their stories, and I’ve tried to be worthy…
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Gym closed? Try this instead.
I’ve written about how I got fit through running before, but not in such unusual circumstances so bear with me. If you are a gym bunny who is devastated at the loss of your lifeline (because I know exercise is something that keeps many of us sane) or if you are feeling anxious about your…
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Dedicado a todas as outras: Una e Coletivo Rubra
Sua abordagem sensível ao material foi exemplar. Sua atenção aos detalhes foi extraordinária. No teatro, elas até projetaram uma tradução em inglês para mim. Sinto que elas podem ter melhorado certos aspectos das metáforas visuais de “Desconstruindo Una” no processo de transformação em performance.
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Dedicated to all the others: a play.
Uma tradução deste blog será publicada na próxima semana. Obrigada a Carol de Assis. It’s odd that it took a trip to the theatre for me to really notice her. After all, she’s been hanging around, my little inky friend, for five years. There I sat at the back of a theatre just beneath the…
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Run for your life
Update alert! I’ll be running for charity on July 14th. Leeds Women’s Aid. It’s just a Fun Run (5k) but it’s my first ever race and I’d like you to sponsor me if you can, or share this post with someone who might. Here’s my GoFundMe. Let me know if you want me to run…
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São Paulo, Brazil: A play called Una
I get lots of contacts through this website from readers. I try to reply to them all, though it can take while to find the time to write a meaningful response. So… last December a comment appeared on the Becoming Unbecoming page that led to a long and interesting correspondence: “Hi Una! I’m a brazilian…
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True North
Here’s the spark to light the fire Here’s the rope to haul the sail Here’s the coal to feed the engine Here’s the strength to build the rail True North, 2018, Boff Whalley for Commoners Choir I’ve been wondering lately if I might be a ‘professional Northerner’, an insult sometimes levelled at people from the…
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2019 graphic novel reading list for newbies.
I’m often asked by readers of Becoming Unbecoming who are new to comics and graphic novels if I have any recommendations. I do! So I’ve put together this list of my personal favorites. Typically they are loved due to an interesting or innovative approach to artwork or because the story telling is magnificent. These are…
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Cree. New book alert!
It’s nearly here! My new book Cree. The official book launch is at Waterstones Durham, 6–7pm on Friday 5th October with further events at Waterstones London (TCR) on Monday 1st 6pm and at Lakes International Comic Art Festival (Kendal) 10am till 5pm on Saturday 13th October in the Page 45 room in the clocktower. Commissioned…
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Marking an important 20 year anniversary
On my bedroom wall sits an apparently unremarkable photograph. A fragment of a larger photo-collage, it blends with other family snapshots that are scattered in plain, wooden frames around our house. In the photo I am smiling, wearing a red, seersucker dress from a well-known UK retailer founded in Leeds in 1894 by…
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