HEADLESS
FRIENDS
A digital magazine inspired by insightful conversations with good friends.
Exploring the intersections of creativity, mental health and queer culture.
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Interview: Collage artist and storyteller, Ælfleda Clackson
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I sat down with my internet friend to chat about creative encouragement, oversharing online and why we need to talk about grief.
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Flying solo
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If you are always following the flock, how will you ever gauge which direction you truly want to travel in? A personal essay piece about overcoming anxiety.
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Queer film Club: Sing Sing
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This prison-based drama employs queer thinking as it subverts stereotypes, unpicks masculinity and reconfigures film-making.
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My definition of anxiety
Revisited
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Originally written in 2017 when I first learnt how to define my anxiety, this is the first article I ever wrote about mental health.
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Falling out of love with Instagram
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The feelings I have towards Instagram have drastically changed. Is it time to cut ties or can the relationship be reshaped into something worth saving?
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Good things: Spring '25
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It’s important to keep your brain well-fed. I’ve put together a list of mind-nourishing articles, books, movies, videos and other good things.
“Well-told stories have helped me feel less isolated while developing an understanding of my queerness and mental health.”
Read the story behind Headless Friends here.
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You take the same brain with you
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Whether you relocate to a new city or jet off to the moon, you take the same mind - and ‘bad wolf’ with you. But that’s not a bad thing.
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Interview: Writer and activist, Rosa Simonet
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I sat down with one of my closest friends to discuss how to look after your brain while travelling, the importance of queer friendship and the power of storytelling.
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Queer Film Club: Conclave
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Despite its almost entirely straight-male cast and famously straight-laced subject matter, this religious romp turned out to be a lot queerer than I expected it to be.
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Why Birmingham?
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Since relocating to the UK’s second-biggest city, lots of people have asked me what made me want to live in Birmingham. Here is a long-form version of my answer.
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My first day at art school
Revisited
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Come with me on a journey through the Headless Greg archives. We’re travelling back in time to when I first started studying illustration at art school in Dundee.
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The headless gift guide
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Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year to support independent businesses! I’ve written a ‘nice list’ featuring 40 of my favourite small shops.