Thank you Female First for inviting me to reveal a little about myself. I'm so used to making up stories, being this transparent feels slightly odd. My mother was Romanian ...
I love the city but I love the countryside. Most people generally prefer one to the other, disliking the bustle of the city or the loneliness of empty spaces. I ...
I currently have two typical days. Half of the week, I work for a charity. My day is spent helping others to resolve their problems, whether it’s getting out of ...
It won’t have escaped your notice that modern life is full-on. Look around and you’ll see hordes of people fuelled up on caffeine and sugar, having what we call a ...
All families have their stories. Some are handed down orally through the generations, others survive on fragments of paper. Letters, diaries, journals perhaps. There are few questions more powerful than ...
Dublin band BARQ have already seen some big success throughout the past couple of years, with their brilliant Gentle Kind Of Lies release back in 2016, and last year’s Optimus ...
By definition, badass means “a tough, uncompromising, or intimidating person.” And in many respects, particularly when speaking about women, this is true. Why? Because seeing a woman standing boldly in ...
Domestic violence is still underreported in England despite a rise in offences recorded by police, according to a recent report by Women’s Aid. Author Christine Clayfield has documented the abuse ...
Life as an expat in Indonesia can be many things. It can be a fantastically wonderfully, enlightening and entertaining experience; it can be, at times, frustrating, nerve-wracking and downright exasperating; ...
When women rule the world, everything will be better. We’ll end wealth inequality, the rubbish care system, the billions spent on weapons used to obliterate one another, and girls being ...
Set to drop their second album Unusual on May 11, 2018, and following the release of their new single Differently, we got the opportunity to grab a quick chat with ...
I didn’t set out to be a thriller writer. I originally thought I’d become a journalist, and worked as a writer and editor at my university paper. When my kids ...
NYC always presents a whirlwind of opportunities, so we checked in with the author of 500 Hidden Secrets of New York to see what spots she recommends for feisty females. ...
Sitting down to think about what A Day in the Life of Me looks like, I realised that there’s no such thing. Every day is different, every day a different ...
Hadley Wickham shares the top 10 things that her readers should know about her, following the release of her debut novel, My Bed is a Blackhole. I didn’t tell anyone ...
Following the publication of her debut historical novel, Brenda Turner shares her answers to the top 10 questions that led her inexorably on the journey to write The Arnolfini Connection ...
Sarah Davis’ experiences as a first time mum inspired her debut poetry book, Baby Daze. Sarah wrote the poems quite spontaneously while up for the 3am feeds and after several ...
Following the publication Café Britannica, Stephen Cardew shares the top 10 things that his readers should know about him: When Mrs Wade, my primary school teacher, asked me, at the ...
When I was at University, I joined the Territorial Army, where I spent five years, firstly as an Officer Trainee in the Infantry and then, after going to Royal Military ...
Life’s busy for a woman like Seema Malhotra. Not only balancing her work commitments as the founder of global fashion brand Forever Unique, Seema is somebody who’s thrown herself headfirst ...
The course of true love never did run smooth, at least according to Shakespeare. He should know: many of his most memorable characters were the ones with the most turbulent ...
