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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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Acknowledging Burnout and the Process of Being a Writer
There are so many things that I would like to do, that I would like to achieve, that I'm interested in. This automatically means that I end up doing a lot without acknowledging the fact that I am potentially doing too much at once — and that leads to an endless cycle of burnout.
Sep 69 min read
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Poem: A Moment by the Sea
I was by the sea one day in the hope of quelling my ever-screaming mind for a moment. It was quiet, I listened to the roll of the waves...
Jul 191 min read
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Poem: Jealousy, I See You
When people talk about jealousy, they think about choosing between who's going have the red car and who's going have the green car. But...
Jul 71 min read
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Poem: The Obstacles of Anxiety
I used to be ashamed of anxiety, A never ending spiral Further and further, Tighter and tighter, An unforgiving ritual And now I realise...
Jul 41 min read
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Poem: Vulnerability
Not that I would be able to tell you, but I admire you. I admire the way you get up and go Despite everything against you A face of...
Jul 21 min read
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Reintroducing My Publications: Poetry Anthologies, Essays, and Short Stories
What a relief it is to be in this position If you're reading this, then my publications are all ready for you to read — and let me tell...
Jul 18 min read
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Poem: Fly, Red Kite, fly
I watch as you trace the landscape with your gaze, Your wings stretched out far, Reaching from mountain-peak to mountain-peak. Turning...
Jun 291 min read
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Poem: People-pleasing
I want to know me, and to know me I had to know you, and to know you I have to know me, so it's all me trying to figure out who I am,...
Jun 282 min read
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Poem: On the Horizon
The waves, They once rocked high and fast. And now, as I look upon the horizon of the morning sun, the sea is calm. And you, you stand...
Jun 241 min read
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Why I Don’t Feel the Need to Include Disabled Characters in My Writing
As a disabled person, I do believe that there is a certain need to be a voice discussing disability as it is an opportunity to educate...
Feb 87 min read
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Introduction to Using Social Media as a Digital Writing Platform
Digital writing is essentially writing for entertainment and/or consumption on a digital space.
Dec 15, 20247 min read
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Writing as an Outlet as a Disabled Person
Writing also allows for a level playing field, because disability is not the defining factor of anything within writing.
Dec 8, 20249 min read
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The Struggle Of Social Media As a Writer
I know, from experience, that using social media as a writer can be a double-edged sword.
Dec 1, 20243 min read
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Imposter Syndrome: Your Writing Feeling as Though It Is Not a Priority
In calling myself a writer, it puts across this idea that being a writer and writing is all that I am — and without it I am nothing.
Nov 27, 20245 min read
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Is Blogging Inferior to Other Types of Writing?
I also get the impression that people don't like to read blogs because they are written by ‘random people’...
Nov 23, 20243 min read
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To-Do List Productivity App Recommendation
Every time you complete task, edit a task, or reach a daily goal (which you can set yourself), you get to certain amount of points.
Nov 22, 20245 min read
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Big Life Changes: Loneliness, Finding Yourself, and Finding New People
The way I see it, many of us can go about life, going through the motions and experiencing each day as it comes...
Nov 16, 20245 min read
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5 Ways Being a Writer Can Impact Being a Student
It came as a shock to me to realise that people who aren't writers per se, aren't used to writing high volumes in one sitting...
Nov 3, 20246 min read
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Jacob Davies: 'The Dream Must Die’ - Upcoming Book Release and Interview Commentary
Having read the interview with Jacob on his upcoming book, ‘The Dream Must Die’, by the journalist Joe Booth, so much of it resonated...
Nov 2, 20247 min read
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Using Voice-to-text Dictation for Professional or Academic Writing
As my interest in — and use — of voice-to-text dictation has increased, I have used it more and more across my various types of writing.
Oct 26, 20245 min read
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