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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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Apr 16, 20231 min read
My Writing is Reaching New Corners of the Globe
My website has had many new visitors this week. Some from India, some from the US. It's great to see! And how do I know these are new...
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Apr 11, 20231 min read
Education Does Not Have to be Scary
Education is a scary word, but it doesn't have to be. I have written an essay on what it is like to be a wheelchair user. In the words of...
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Apr 9, 20231 min read
In Thirteen Pages or Less, I can Improve your Understanding of Disability.
In thirteen pages or less, I can improve your understanding of disability. Does what it says on the tin. This essay gets real about what...
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Apr 1, 20231 min read
Writing East Midlands Writing Conference
I am struggling to articulate my feeling of awe from today. I went to a Writing East Midlands writing conference at Derby University. It...
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Feb 11, 20231 min read
I am Much More Than My Writing
"You are much more than your writing."
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Feb 7, 20231 min read
The Conversation
Yesterday, I had an interview and discussion with a non-profit organisation, called The Conversation.
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Jan 17, 20231 min read
Is There a Stigma Surrounding a Blog?
...person admitted he had assumed blogs were 'waffle', and not worth reading.
Then they read my blog.
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Jan 7, 20231 min read
Creative Writing Evening Class!
I have some great news! You may have heard that I am leading a Creative Writing Evening class. Well, now you can enrol through the link...
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Jan 7, 20234 min read
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...
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Jan 1, 20232 min read
Wishing You a Happy New Year!
I started the year extremely anxious, and while this wasn't unexpected, I struggled.
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Dec 27, 20221 min read
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...
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Dec 25, 20221 min read
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...
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Dec 11, 20221 min read
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....
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Dec 10, 20224 min read
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...
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Dec 2, 20224 min read
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...
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Nov 28, 20222 min read
Writing Update!
Bit of colour, today, because I have a writing update for you! I am currently in the middle of writing several short stories — all of...
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Mar 11, 20221 min read
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...
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Feb 14, 20221 min read
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...
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Jan 21, 20221 min read
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...
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Jan 20, 20222 min read
As a Writer, Do You Forget This?
No surprise, really. As a writer, I am surrounded by writers. No surprise, really. That does mean that I forget the skill that is...
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