Lauren Potts

I've never liked my name - no-one was more surprised than me that I kept it At least my career portfolio will always be consistent

Despite never liking it, I felt compelled to keep my surname after I got married. In this week's The Pitch Bin, I delve into why I voluntarily shackled myself to Potts for all eternity. thepitchbin.substack.com/p/ive-never-...

Fancy some festive fornication? How birth data reveals what we really want for Christmas — Who Do You Think You Are? Have we always had more sex at Christmas? Lauren Potts delves into the birth records to discover how working patterns, marriage and education have decided our birthdays over the centuries Ask the aver...

Have we always had more sex at Christmas? How is my Boxing Day birthday rarer than a leap year baby? Is your birthday more common than a cold? Cambridge Uni answers all my questions about festive fornication for @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social. #genealogy #familyhistory apple.news/AjV3Z16gRQY6...

The Summer I Turned Pretty hit me like a bus This one's for the millennial women.

I love first-person features because they often help me understand my reaction to something. This week's #Substack is in that vein and is for all the millennial women ruined by #TheSummerITurnedPretty.

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#TSITP #freelancewriter #freelancejournalism

I'm no longer a secret Jilly Cooper fan I'm 5,302 pages in to the Rutshire Chronicles and there's no turning back

RIP #JillyCooper, undisputed queen of the bonkbuster. In this week's The Pitch Bin on #Substack, I write about the fun I've had discovering her messy heroines and plentiful tales of improbable al fresco frolicking.

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Looking to speak to an expert on the history of toilets for a magazine feature. Ideally an academic/author who's researched the topic. Can anyone help? #journorequest

Five beautiful beaches in north Wales Pembrokeshire, who?

I used to write travel pieces when I was a local newspaper reporter. They were some of the most fun articles to write (ahem, freebies). So I thought I’d flex those muscles once more and write an appreciation post for a recent week spent scampering round the beaches of north Wales🌊

When we scattered my grandma's ashes, she had the last laugh A slightly weird discovery on an already slightly weird day.

I launched a Substack to publish pitches I didn't place and this is one of them. I sent it to editors but knew it was possibly too weird and niche. That's the joy of your own platform - you can be as weird and niche as you like 🤡https://thepitchbin.substack.com/p/when-we-scattered-my-grandmas-ashes

The best beauty spots in Birmingham ... you can trust me on this.

I write regularly for Time Out about the best things to do and the top places to eat in #Birmingham - but in this week's The Pitch Bin on #Substack, I recommend my fave #beauty spots around the city. Read and subscribe: thepitchbin.substack.com/p/the-best-b...

BBC TV series Mix Tape gets these two things wrong ... and it seriously spoiled my enjoyment.

This week, a northerner with her noise out of joint writes about #MixTape thepitchbin.substack.com/p/bbc-tv-ser...

The saving grace of The Bear is the women It might be about a great male chef but it's the female characters that hold this show together

For my second (technically third if we're counting the intro post) #Substack article, please enjoy my lukewarm take on a show I'm not even sure I like anymore 😅 Is it just me...?🐻
#freelancewriter #freelancejournalism #tvjournalism #TheBear #TheBearFX
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I felt safer as a teen girl at heavy metal gigs than I do at less 'rowdy' shows now As fans bid goodbye to heavy metal hellraiser Ozzy Osbourne, I'm reminded of the community spirit I felt among the "wild" crowds of metal bands like his.

I've launched a Stubstack today. As fans bid farewell to #OzzyOsbourne, I reflect on the "rowdy" metal gigs I went to as a kid and how I felt safer among the headbangers than I do at far less "controversial" shows now. If you like what you read, do subscribe. thepitchbin.substack.com/p/i-felt-saf...