Love, NOW!
By Margaret Hedderman The Urchins believe that one day a year is not enough to celebrate Love. That’s why we’re celebrating Valentine’s Day all week long (then it’s straight back to cynicism! Don’t get...
View ArticleA Perfect Urchin First Date
By Geo Ong The approach of Valentine’s Day got me thinking… What would be my perfect Urchin date? It’d be a first date. I’d meet her at a cafe she frequents on a regular basis to read on her days off...
View ArticleA Very Urchin Crush
By Sarah Jost “Crush” is the perfect Valentine’s Day word. On Valentine’s Day, you either have a crush on someone, are crushed because someone does not have a crush on you, are crushed beneath...
View ArticleFor the Love of Poetry
By Geo Ong Love Week continues with a poem from one of the bestestest. Elysium is as far as to By Emily Dickinson Elysium is as far as to The very nearest room, If in that room a friend await Felicity...
View ArticleMe, Myself, and London
By Sarah Jost My perfect Urchin date would be with myself on a Saturday in June. I’d pick me up around 9 in the morning, after having slept a perfect 8 hours the night before. Breakfast would be some...
View ArticleFor the Sake of Valentine, Pete, and Worms
By Margaret Hedderman “Nobody likes me Everybody hates me Guess I’ll go eat worms.” This inspiring tune begs the question, if I did eat worms, would anybody like me? If I popped a squat in a mud hole...
View ArticleHigh Noon Urchins
Sarah My true loves. Margaret Heart interpretations. Geo Happy Valentine's Day from Makka Pakka!
View ArticleAnd They Called It Puppy Love
By Sarah Jost Valentine’s Day: brought to you in part by cute animals in love. And Iiiiiii will always love yooooouuuuuuuuuu Classic spoon posish. You make me feel like I'm living a teenage ground...
View ArticleTo Love or Not to Love: Our Favourite Love and Anti-Love Songs
This week marks that polarising of all holidays, Valentine’s Day! Because the Urchins love you (yes, you), we thought we’d cover all bases, so that depending on how you feel this Thursday, we’d be...
View ArticleAn Urchin’s Foray into the World of Online Dating, Part One
By Geo Ong Last week a friend dared me to join the online dating site OkCupid. Largely unexposed to the world of online dating, and despite knowing friends who use one of these sites, my initial...
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