marisa bate·Sep 7, 2020Nike Swooshthe nike swoosh was on the side of the red blazers my boyfriend bought me ahead of my trip to the US. I was supposed to fly out to New…
marisa bate·Sep 2, 2020sail boatsmy friendships are changing. unborn babies, soon to be born babies and just born babies are stealing my friday nights with their mothers…
marisa bate·Aug 17, 2020mondaysI’m writing this to fill the space. Monday’s have become a cruel void, one with a reverse shadow that casts backwards over Sunday evenings…
marisa bate·May 27, 2020lockdown at Borough MarketWe first visited Borough Market during lockdown when my boyfriend discovered the ‘Click and Collect’ service. The congestion charge was…
marisa bate·May 23, 2019Dear T,We’re here! It’s happening! One month to go before you marry D, which is wonderful and exciting. But, as your BFF, there are a few things…
marisa bate·May 19, 2019who the fuck do you think you are?it is hard enough already being a woman sometimes — & other thoughts on abortion