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Award-winning Author, Poet, Mental Health Advocate, and the Inaugural Youth Poet Laureate of Stamford (2022-23).
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On Learning German (Über das Deutschlernen)
I have started learning German seriously for the first time since I took it for my GCSEs.
Feb 9, 20234 min read
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Is There a Stigma Surrounding a Blog?
...person admitted he had assumed blogs were 'waffle', and not worth reading.
Then they read my blog.
Jan 17, 20231 min read
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How Bad Are You at Monitoring the Time You Spend On Your Phone?
It's no secret that, over the last 10 years or so, we have got used to walking around with the mini computer in our pocket we call...
Jan 14, 20236 min read
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Do You Feel Lost and Directionless? I Do
Please forgive me for moaning or whinging — because perhaps I am — but I suddenly feel so lost and directionless. I am writing what will...
Jan 7, 20234 min read
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Wishing You a Happy New Year!
I started the year extremely anxious, and while this wasn't unexpected, I struggled.
Jan 1, 20232 min read
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There is Strength in Emotion
There is a fine line between our emotions being useful, and them doing us a disservice (something, ironically, I write about in my...
Dec 27, 20221 min read
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Building a Writing Career: Feeling Overwhelmed
Sorry to be a downer, but this is an intrusive thought that keeps cropping up, and it needs to be voiced. I often paralyse myself with...
Dec 25, 20221 min read
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A Thank You!
Yesterday, four people visited my website in 15 minutes (two were from across the pond, as it happens). Nothing groundbreaking, I know....
Dec 11, 20221 min read
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Why do I Blog?
Of course, I have an answer. I wouldn't be asking the question if I didn't have an answer. There are a lot of thoughts here, so I hope...
Dec 10, 20224 min read
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Dictation is Your Best Friend!
Why do I say this? It has been an absolute life-changer. It has completely revolutionised the way I write, as well as my passion for...
Dec 2, 20224 min read
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Being Tired is Not the Same When You Are Chronically-ill
How it can affect writing. Tiredness is something I struggle with as a chronically-ill person. I know, for the most part, that whatever I...
Nov 27, 20224 min read
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Anxiety is Debilitating
I have been struggling with my anxiety. I know, shock, horror — once again. But it wouldn't feel right not to write about it. Even as I...
Nov 19, 20223 min read
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The Caveat in Perfectionism
I’ll have a go at this, but I'll probably never finish it, or come to the perfect conclusion. As you may have noticed, through my writing...
Nov 12, 20222 min read
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I Have Won an Award, and been Nominated for Another
I have been fairly quiet about this on the whole — but looking closely, you will have noticed the signs. Namely, my posts on social media...
Nov 5, 20222 min read
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I Use a Wheelchair
The badly-taken-picture above is the said wheelchair. You see, I was born with Cerebral Palsy. (Google is good for looking these things...
Mar 11, 20221 min read
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Controversial Opinion Alert
Pressuring people to take a side is really not helping. I don’t know about you, I hugely support International Women’s Day — despite it...
Mar 11, 20221 min read
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Do You Need a Break from Social Media?
We all do, at some point. I have been taking an ever so slight, unintentional, break from social media. Part of me feels bad for doing...
Feb 14, 20221 min read
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Age does NOT Dictate Skill
My age does not necessarily determine my level of ability and skill… I came across a post on LinkedIn where the said person was talking...
Jan 21, 20221 min read
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