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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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- Jul 7
- 5 min
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...
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- Jun 15
- 4 min
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.
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- Dec 1, 2023
- 1 min
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...
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- Oct 18, 2023
- 5 min
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...
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- Oct 8, 2023
- 3 min
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...
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- Sep 23, 2023
- 6 min
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?
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- Sep 22, 2023
- 2 min
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...
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- Sep 11, 2023
- 2 min
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...
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- Jun 20, 2023
- 1 min
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...
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- Jun 19, 2023
- 1 min
Poem: I Have No Energy Left
I Have No Energy Left I am not perfect, Nor am I responsible for Your emotional manipulation But still I'm to blame Because there's no...
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- Jun 18, 2023
- 1 min
A Poem: A Garden in Summer
A Garden in Summer There is a yellow haze on the horizon, thick, hot, and sticky the grass, once green, lush, and full of life, is now...
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- Jun 3, 2023
- 2 min
Using Dictation to Make the Most of Your Writing Time
As somebody with a disability, who is also a wheelchair user, I have learnt — over the course of my life — to be resourceful. As part of...
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- Jun 2, 2023
- 5 min
7 Things I Have Learned About Blogging
Hello, it's been a while (or at least it feels like it's been a while). Although it's been just over a week that I have not been...
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- May 28, 2023
- 1 min
The Essays I Write Are Not Like the Essays We Are Made to Write in School
Just know — before you decide to scroll past — that you will be missing out on insight and perspectives. I've said this before, and I'll...
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- May 12, 2023
- 5 min
Not Everyone Gets to Say They Were a Poet Laureate in Their Lifetime
In April, I handed the baton of Youth Poet Laureate over to two other young poets, as my term came to an end. It was a privilege to be...
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- May 11, 2023
- 5 min
20K and Counting (Panicking)
All writers understand what a milestone this is! A few weeks ago, I started writing my first novel (a step-up from poetry anthologies and...
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- May 8, 2023
- 1 min
The Coronation of the King: A Poem
The 6th of May was the Coronation of King Charles III, and as such, I have written a poem to mark the occasion, and would like to share...
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- Apr 29, 2023
- 3 min
My One Fear as a Self-published Author
...it is the organisation, and transferring all my content over to another site, that terrifies me.
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- Apr 29, 2023
- 4 min
Four Reasons Why Being an Empathetic Introvert is an Amazing Quality to Have
Deep emotion Have you heard the saying 'it's just the tip of the iceberg'? Well, this is the perfect saying for this concept. For every...
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