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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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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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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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Four Tips to Help You Organise the Overwhelm of Having Too Many Ideas When Writing
Being a writer means being creative, and being creative means that there is — more or less — a constant stream of ideas...
Oct 11, 20244 min read
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Making Dreams Come True
This could be striving to achieve academically, this could be becoming a published author, it could be buying a house and raising a family.
Oct 5, 20245 min read
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Reading Should Not Be a Chore: Here’s How to Enjoy It Again
I have found that I struggle to read at the same time as writing (not literally, of course, because it is impossible to do the two...
Jul 7, 20245 min read
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Writing and Performing Poetry as a Wheelchair User
When your movement is restricted, it is important that the words carry more power and do most, if not all, of the expression.
Jun 15, 20244 min read
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The Flames of Empathy
When I looked at you, you burst into flame. As the flame burnt, you did not scream. Instead you outstretched your hand; our hands...
Dec 1, 20231 min read
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An Anecdote: ‘You Are a Master of Crafting Long Sentences'
"Are you a writer?" he asked, a smile on his lips. He placed my assignment on the table, and pulled his chair under the desk. "I am...
Oct 18, 20235 min read
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George Monologue #3
During lockdown, I wrote a series of fictional monologues from the perspective of an older gentleman. It was an idea that popped into my...
Oct 8, 20233 min read
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Do Not Neglect Your Passions
Dig deep into that, and allow yourself to feel. How do your passions make you feel? As the expression goes, what makes you feel alive?
Sep 23, 20236 min read
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George Monologue #2
During lockdown, I wrote a series of fictional monologues from the perspective of an older gentleman. It was an idea that popped into my...
Sep 22, 20232 min read
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George Monologue #1
An introduction: During lockdown, I wrote a series of fictional monologues from the perspective of an older gentleman. It was an idea...
Sep 11, 20232 min read
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Poem: Childhood
Childhood From childhood, all we want to do grow up. It is natural, After all, it is the course of life From adulthood, we want to...
Jun 20, 20231 min read
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