Issi Marklew, Author at The Oxford Blue

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OVARY IT – You’re Allowed a Bit of Melodrama

by Issi Marklew June 11, 2025June 11, 2025

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Ovary It – I’m Sorry (For Existing?)

by Issi Marklew May 27, 2025May 27, 2025

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Ovary It: Of Course I’m Angry

by Issi Marklew May 13, 2025May 13, 2025

Love Letters: To Acknowledgement

Issi MarklewJun 24, 20255 min read

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‘When I’m tired, or feeling burnt out, it’s the hundreds and hundreds of different versions of me – past and future – that keep me…

Breakups and Burnout: A guide to term-time heartbreak

Issi MarklewJun 23, 20255 min read

“The college environment might seem the worst place possible to go through a breakup.” Judith Hamilton tells her story of heartbreak, and offers advice to…

Alice’s Oxford, Oxford’s Alice: Wonderland in Our City

Issi MarklewJun 22, 20255 min read

“On Saturday 5 July, expect a day of spontaneous street performances, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland-themed city tours, croquet tutorials at Christ Church, and the famous…

Selina Todd On The Working-Class Reality Britain Keeps Forgetting

Issi MarklewJun 22, 20255 min read

“There’s still this persistent idea, especially in Britain, that the ‘real’ working class is only white, male, and manual. However, that has never been the…