Rachel Robbins
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Writer-Performer based in the North of England. A joyous, flawed mess.
Please read my stories and enjoy. And if you can, please leave a tip. Money raised will be used towards funding a one-woman story-telling, comedy show.
Stories (165)
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“The Youngest Leading Lady in Movies”
If I tell you the story of Lucille Ricksen it may haunt you. In the way some histories do. Stories that tap at our brains, asking to be acknowledged. “Remember me,” they beg. But we can’t quite meet their demand because the story is too fragile, it lies in bits, a broken jigsaw.
By Rachel Robbins9 months ago in Geeks
Artificial Intelligence and Creative Writing. Top Story - April 2025.
From where I sit I can see the squirrels in the back garden, tightrope walking along the washing line to nibble at the peanuts in the ‘squirrel-proof’ bird-feeder we have placed there. They are scrappy, ingenious creatures showing adaptability, inventiveness and creativity.
By Rachel Robbins10 months ago in Writers
All Happy Families (2024)
I wasn’t going to write about my weekend viewing. My partner and I went to see All Happy Families (2024), and at the end of the film, we didn’t rave about it, but nor did we sit in the car and tear it to pieces. We were, however, both smiling. It was what the Guardian describes as ‘likeable’ – a solid three star piece of date-worthy entertainment. I didn’t think I had anything to say about it. However, at the end of the date, there was one scene we both commented on…
By Rachel Robbins11 months ago in Geeks
Judy and Lucille
New York, August 1953 Dear Lucille I know it’s been a while since my last letter, but I just had to let you know how much I love “I Love Lucy”. I tune in every week to see you so that I can laugh at a wonderful witty woman, taking her place, centre screen. Please see this as a fan letter and treat it as you would any other letter from a deranged, well-meaning fan. Read it. Enjoy the compliments. Then burn after reading.
By Rachel Robbins11 months ago in History
Lady Blackbird in Concert. Top Story - February 2025.
Going to see Lady Blackbird I realised that, maybe, I don’t have the vocabulary to describe music. I understand genre, tone and the way a bass note can hit in the chest, or a sustained high note takes you floating. But music, it seems, is a language of its own that gets lost in translation. Something gets misshapen when words do their clunky business.
By Rachel Robbins12 months ago in Beat
Barbara Walker at the Whitworth Art Gallery
Sunday afternoon. The weather was awful. I can cope with the wind, the rain or the cold, but not all three attacking my face. I didn’t want to spend the afternoon looking at two screens half-heartedly. I wanted something different to view. I normally go for a walk, but I didn’t want to brave the elements.
By Rachel Robbinsabout a year ago in Art
A Complete Unknown (2024)
A Complete Unknown is a story about the relentless pace of change, whilst steeped in its own nostalgia. This is not a criticism, just an observation. This is a successful film and that success lies in part in the nostalgic atmosphere, as well as the conflict of the drama – progression vs. tradition, or change vs. consistency.
By Rachel Robbinsabout a year ago in Geeks
