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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

...it is the organisation, and transferring all my content over to another site, that terrifies me.

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...

It may surprise you to know that I often wish I wasn't an empath; at least not as empathetic as I am. Empathy is a term that you may have...

I have been distracted. Whilst being distracted isn't necessarily new to me, it is unusual. More often than not, I am focused, and I know...

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...

I don't consider myself posh (there are much posh-er people than me, Jesus). Dressing up smartly makes me feel out of place (I struggle...

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...

I need to take it easy and realise how far I have come. The only person who can do that is me. For those who don't know, I have an essay...

I am struggling to articulate my feeling of awe from today. I went to a Writing East Midlands writing conference at Derby University. It...

Prevailed Hope was translated into Ukrainian, and I haven't been keeping you updated...

...person admitted he had assumed blogs were 'waffle', and not worth reading. Then they read my blog.

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...