Articles by Trish Holmes
The Dirty Business of Defriending
When I was a teenager I had new friends, old friends, good friends, best friends, and on-the-cusp friends. Some of those friendships are still part of my life, others faded, and some of them imploded in tears and accusations. I thought then that when I grew up this kind of schoolgirl melodrama would be a [...]
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Daydream Recessionista
I’ve just won Wimbledon and I’m a famous talented musician loved the world over. Well, in my head anyway. I’m a daydreamer, and to paraphrase John Lennon, it turns out I’m not the only one. I started wondering about daydreams after I spotted a special offer for a dinner for two of €199. A few [...]
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Ageing & The Single Girl
Courtney Cox has let the side down. Her new show, Cougartown, is an attempt to detail the tribulations of the older single woman, as if any of us needed reminding. It’s hard enough to be over 35, single, and live in a small city held ransom by twenty somethings in short skirts and high heels [...]
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