Work for It

by Talia Hibbert

Men, in case anyone on earth has somehow failed to notice, are pigs. I can say this with supreme confidence, since I was a man before I was E.T.

All you can ever be is yourself, so try not to second-guess it.

“Tea is never necessary,” she says, apparently undaunted, “but it’s always a pleasure.”

If you’re lost, go outside. Everything’s easier under the sky.

“Mum used to tell me fear will stunt you. Like growing a sunflower inside a cupboard. So I try to take my sunflower outside, even when it kills me.”