HeyJaredEmma Cantrell
I believe in the transformative power of Doing Good. Over the summer in 2026 I am going to post here what was the makings of a book - I had an agent, who ghosted me (!!), but the words are idly sitting on my computer, and now they will be sitting on yours
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Why are we so angry at the person holding the bucket? (opens the original)
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When is it ok to tell someone to F*** Off? I’ve been fundraising for more than 20 years, and this weekend I experienced a level of hostility while holding a charity collection bucket that I genuinely don’t remember experiencing before.I spent several hours at a large public event collecting money for the charity I run. We raised around £2,000, which is brilliant, and lots of people were generous, kind and interested in what we do. I’m genuinely grateful to every person who stopped and gave us so
There must be more than this? (opens the original)
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When I was growing up, a family friend had a band, and I’d be taken along to listen. I was too young to understand most of the lyrics, and a lot of it came back to me years later with little moments of realisation. The one line that stuck, still an unexpected earworm now, was “there must be more to this life than a 9-5 job and a beautiful wife”. Sitting in a community centre in Slough, aged eleven, I remember being intrigued. It felt like a forewarning, although I wasn’t sure what of? Beauty? Ma
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