Dear Diary,

We’ve heard word through our scientists that the Earthlings are officially going through with the downgrading of our home world Pluto. Yes, you read that right. Downgrading. Do you know how embarrassing that is?

For as long as I can remember, Pluto has been a vital piece of our solar system. A respected planet known for its heart-shaped imprint and funky gradient colour. But now, so...

Do you ever feel like you’re second-best? Like even as the protagonist of your own novel you’re Ron rather than Harry? Or more precisely, Professor Flitwick? You were useful for a shitty spell that was all the rage back in the day, but now the years have past you’re a side character that both figuratively and literally looks up to everyone else?

For me, there is only one person that seems to high...

The problem with running after a person in real life is situated in the latter part of the description. Real life. There’s no quick cuts, distorted guitar riffs or a montage of jumping over obstacles edited within it. It’s just a lot of heavy breathing, panting, a trickle of sweat, and the dawning realisation that you’ve probably gone a bit over the top.

It wasn’t that I started chasing after th...

‘He’s doing it again,’ I shouted over to Jess. She was in the kitchen, sweeping up the biscuit crumbs I’d promised to clean up an hour before. ‘He’s moving all the bins again.’

‘You’re caring too much,’ she said, now joining me by the front window. ‘And your sweat is staining my blinds.’

I had my hands breaking a space between the blinds just large enough for my head.

‘You’re making fun of my disa...