Journalism with purpose, in a life that rarely stays still
As a second year journalism student, I write about culture, performance and place through lived experience. My work sits with what remains after the experience itself; the questions, sensations and after effects that linger once the curtain falls, the gallery empties, or the credits roll.
I’m interested in how culture is felt rather than how it is scored, and in how access, context and mental health shape the way we encounter art. This site is both a portfolio and a journal; a home for reflective cultural journalism, slow criticism and careful attention.
Why I Write
I write because silence has never saved anyone. I write to make sense of the world and to let other people feel less alone inside theirs. I grew up believing stories were entertainment. I now understand them as survival; a way to be seen, to be understood, and to keep going when everything feels like too much.
Colin Cushion 