When I booked the tickets for Secret Cinema's screening of Back to the Future, I covered my eyes. I didn't look at the ticket confirmation on the screen that confirmed I would be paying a whopping £100 for two tickets, plus booking fee, I simple looked between my fingers for the button that said 'confirm … Continue reading I go back in time
As an aspiring writer, every year I try to take on the momentous task that is NaNoWriMo. If you are unfamiliar with this phenomenon, it is an annual slog by writers across the globe to write a whopping 50,000 words in just one month. Twice I had previously taken on this challenge, and twice I … Continue reading I hit the open road
My friends and I were all in Junior school when the Harry Potter books first came out, so we all remember the year we turned 11 and didn't receive our Hogwarts letter. Tears were shed. Fortunately, thirteen years later, those clever people at Warner Bros. have found a way for us poor muggles to go … Continue reading I become a wizard
This is only my second Bright Side blog post, but already I've had a couple of days where staying upbeat has been something of a challenge. With that in mind, the second thing I've decided to write about is one the biggest challenges I've set myself so far. I took on a fear, and I … Continue reading I took on a fear, and won
Welcome to my very first happy post. So I recently became single, moved to a brand new city and started a new job. Well not all that recently actually, about five months ago, but in that time I've had a lot of opportunities to pursue things that make me happy, and I'm going to document … Continue reading I meet my favourite author
Emma Pocklington 