HEADLESS FRIENDS

An online journal exploring the interestions of creativity, mental health and queer culture.



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The second issue of Headless Friends explores stereotypes, social media and solo adventures…

  • Interview ✹ Collage artist and storyteller, Ælfleda Clackson

    I sat down with my internet friend to chat about creative encouragement, oversharing online and why we need to talk about grief.

  • Flying solo

    if you are always following the flock, how will you ever gauge which direction you truly want to travel in? A personal essay about overcoming anxiety.

  • Queer film club ✹ Sing Sing

    This prison-based drama employs queer thinking as it subverts stereotypes, unpicks masculinity and rethinks film-making.

  • My definition of anxiety ✹ revisited

    I’ve dug out and polished another dusy old article from the Headless Greg archives. Looking at how I learnt to define and cope with my anxiety, this is the first essay I ever wrote about mental health.

  • Falling out of love with Instagram

    I am finding more and more reasons to loathe Instagram rather than love it like I once did. Is it time to cut ties or can the relationship be reshaped into something worth saving?

  • Good things: Spring '25

    It’s important to keep your brain well-fed with inspiration. I’ve put together a list of good films, books, articles and more to help keep your mind well-nourished.


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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The first-ever issue of Headless Friends covers adventure, anxiety, art…

  • You take the same brain with you

    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.

  • Interview ✹ Writer and activist, Rosa Simonet

    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.

  • Queer film club ✹ Conclave

    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.

  • Why Birmingham?

    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.

  • My first day at art school ✹ revisited

    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.

  • The headless gift guide

    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.