Author Archives: Emily Garside

On Autistic Meltdowns Disclaimer: This blog contains references to autistic meltdowns, self-harm and suicidal thoughts. It is also my personal experience of autistic meltdowns and my own experience of neurodiversity and does not speak for anyone but me. The musical theatre kid (and Stephanie J Block stan) in me couldn’t resist that pun for what isContinueContinue reading “I'm melting down….”

My new book on Rent is truly one that could be measured in love. No (sane) person would have pursued it for anything but. However when it came to picking an extract to share on the blog, I struggled. None of it felt like it stood alone enough, none of it felt right in context.ContinueContinue reading “Seasons Of Love Why Rent Matters”

It’s been a year since my Autism diagnosis, and this felt like the time to reflect a little on specifically what the process of diagnosis has meant. It’s actually been a full year since I wrote on this at all so it seemed like the time to dive in. I previously wrote on my diagnosis inContinueContinue reading “Autism diagnosis a year on….”

I had the privilege of being asked to write something for the Cardiff Devils’ Pride night match program. So first up, here’s what I wrote there….Thanks for reading Queer Notebook ! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.The ‘Hockey is For Everyone. movement started in the NHL in 1998. It’s anContinueContinue reading “Hockey is for Everyone….Cardiff Devils and Pride”

Extract; chosen family Schitt’s Creek rewrote queer stories on TV. From the now iconic ‘the wine not the label’ speech to Patrick’s heartwarming coming out through to, of course, the ‘happy ending’ of David and Patrick’s wedding, the show did a great deal for Queer TV. In my new book, I take a deep dive intoContinueContinue reading “'You are My Happy Ending' Schitt's Creek and the Legacy of Queer Television”

Yesterday, I could finally put all my books on a shelf. It’s been a comedy of errors getting my author copies of the Rent book (which, let’s face it, is reminiscent of writing the thing), so it was a particularly satisfying moment. Thanks for reading Queer Notebook ! Subscribe for free to receive new posts andContinueContinue reading “Five books and lessons learned.”

I had an angrier, rantier post half drafted this week about the struggles of job hunting, of job hunting while autistic and ADHD and all the trauma of that. It turns out I’m just too stressed to finish it. But instead, I was musing about something else, that is, the following: what brings you joy,ContinueContinue reading “On following 'joy' in work.”

Or more of a shit-post than usual Scene: My Thursday afternoon, I had the most disgusting coffee I’ve had in years and some biscuits that tasted of heaven after being unexpectedly stranded in a hospital and having just cried in pain at having a camera inserted…somewhere. Too much? buckle in it’s probably not going toContinueContinue reading “Adventures in Ulcerative Colitis”

I am aware this is not remotely cool and very elder millennial of me, but hey it seemed a fun way to wrap up the year. Work Thanks for reading Queer Notebook ! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.Jobs lost: One Sadly, for now, the Bishopsgate teaching job is on pause dueContinueContinue reading “2023 Wrapped”

As it’s almost Christmas, it feels like time for what is now an annual tradition (because I said so) and talk about not feeling like you do Christmas ‘poperly’—or feeling out of step with ‘proper Christmas’ for various reasons. I’m not a Grinch, I don’t hate Christmas. I am perhaps ‘Christmas agnostic’ in many ways butContinueContinue reading “On not doing Christmas 'right'”