HeyJaredThe Schism Ring by Jenny Lindsay
The Schism Ring is a place for my long-form essays, reviews & cultural commentary, mainly on the themes of democracy, liberalism, feminism and the arts.
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Wages for Arts Workers! (opens the original)
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(Originally published in The Scotsman, Sept 2026)Being an artist and working in the arts are two very different things. As the SNP commit to introducing a Basic Income scheme for the former group, it’s worth reflecting on the cultural atmosphere this move is being suggested in.There’s no denying any recipient would be grateful. Receiving a year’s worth of income and being told to get on with it is the dream. Money affords freedom - a prerequisite for any artistic pursuit.Here’s where things get
A Month-Long Din of Antisocial Literary Shenanigans (opens the original)
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If you’ve ever had anti-social neighbours, you’ll know the heart-thumping flood of emotion caused by renewed noise after a period of quiet. Banging resumes, bass-notes re-boom, hollering intensifies. Your entirely human, instinctive reaction is anger. But you must remain calm, diligently logging ongoing incidents. You’ve tried repeatedly to resolve this cacophonous injustice: written letters, tried to speak in person, appealed to authorities. While aggrieved it hasn’t worked permanently, you’ll
Early Departures (opens the original)
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I wonder how many of us have thought about it.Last year, according to official records, 704 people in Scotland decided they’d had enough of life. From the first idle notion to the moment of maximum despair, every tragedy should be considered as unique as a fingerprint.Statistics tell no narrative. There’s no human cost detectable in mere numbers. But, after every early departure – the average age for such an act is 47.5 years old – multiple lives are turned turtle.<a class="image-link image2 is-
Breastfeeding Doesn't Need 'Queered' (opens the original)
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One of the worst things about being immersed in the ‘gender wars’ is that, to any sane outsider, still blissfully living in a non-queered world; someone who doesn’t really have to keep abreast (no pun intended) of the wilder wings of trans activism; then some of the things that have been happening under the auspices of ‘supporting trans rights’ sound, frankly, fucking mad. Surely, we must be making these things up? Exaggerating?It can’t be that bad, surely? <a class="image-link image2 is-viewabl
Hear The Music (opens the original)
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I was working on a completely different piece today, when I took a coffee break for an idle scroll on the socials. This is what I saw:<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="313" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3eHf!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl
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