Kim Barrett

Freelance writer

See below for examples of my previous work, or go to my fiction/poetry portfolio.

6th June 2024

Polyamory Today

Is Polyamory a "Fix" for Cheating?
1st June 2024

Be Yourself

The Power of Non-Verbal Conversations
30th March 2023

The Guardian

As a surrogate, I've seen at first hand why Britain's outdated law needs to change
30th March 2023

Independent

This is why I became a surrogate
29th March 2023

Metro

I was a surrogate but I'm still listed as the baby's parent on the birth certificate - it's not right
17th February 2023

Surrogacy UK

How to Express Milk for Surrobaby [members only]
29th April 2022

Girl on the Net

Enjoying bondage while pregnant [NSFW]
1st October 2021

Polyamory Today

How to Negotiate Covid Boundaries in a Polyamorous Relationship
8th March 2021

Polyamory Today

What's the Difference Between a Friendship and a Relationship?
31st October 2020

Medium

9 Ways Witches Impact the Environment
Oct 2020 - present

Kim's Surrogacy Journey

Kim's Surrogacy Journey [blog]
4th October 2020

Goodness Magazine

Finding Sobriety Through Anxiety
13th September 2020

It's Freezing in LA!

How the Beauty of a Coal Power Station Led to its Downfall
Sept-Oct 2020

The Gay & Lesbian Review

Languages Adapt to the Nonbinary
17th July 2020

History of Yesterday

The History of Aerial Hoop
17th July 2020

Polyamory Today

The Future of Consent: Expanding the Conversation
13th July 2020

i newspaper

Tattoo artists find fresh ways to work in lockdown
July 2020

H&E Naturist

The pros and cons of online naturist events (issue)
26th June 2020

Metro

I'm a surrogate with they/them pronouns
31st May 2020

Metro

Live-streamed gigs are getting me through lockdown
21st May 2020

Nursing Clio

Weaving Wool into Death: Burial in 17th-Century England
1st May 2020

The Ascent

Wake Up Fully Refreshed Each Morning
24th April 2020

Huffington Post

This Is How Anxiety And Panic Attacks Have Changed My Sex Life
8th April 2020

BURO.

Polyamory in a Pandemic
14th March 2020

Fearless She Wrote

Discussing Abortion Law in the UK
13th February 2020

Medium

Learning to love yourself through tattoos
3rd February 2020

Medium

The Magic of "Practical Magic"
24th January 2020

Polyamory Today

Does Polyamory Fall Under the LGBT+ Umbrella?
22nd January 2020

Dabbler

5 Reasons to Learn Sign Language
9th January 2020

Polyamory Today

Settling for More than "The One"
18th December 2019

CityMetric

The postal system isn't working for renters
17th December 2019

Left Foot Forward

More politicians should share their pronouns on social media
16th December 2019

Anxiety UK

What is anxiety?
4th December 2019

The Writing Cooperative

The Fear of the Pitch
December 2019

H&E Naturist

The act of covering up (issue)
29th November 2019

Medium

Meanings Change Over Time
29th November 2019

Girl on the Net

Sex with anxiety [NSFW]
28th November 2019

Polyamory Today

Expressing Your Polyamory on Social Media
4th November 2019

Medium

What's the Oldest Company in the UK?
17th October 2019

Medium

How bad is flying?
13th October 2019

History is Now Magazine

The Horrific Nazi Treatment of the LGBTI Community
4th October 2019

Medium

All About Birth Control
26th September 2019

Medium

A brief introduction to programming
19th September 2019

Oxford Mail

How can cycling in Oxford be made safer?
5th September 2019

Medium

Women in the Golden Age of Piracy
1st August 2019

Medium

How to write code that's easy to read
9th July 2019

Medium

A short history of heart-burial
5th July 2019

Medium

The tomb of Alice Chaucer
21st June 2019

Medium

What the buccaneer is a swashbuckle?
13th June 2019

Medium

Poison by any other name