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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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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: 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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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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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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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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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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Preparing For, and Acknowledging, Lingering Doubt at the Thought of Starting Second Year of University
I have made it through the first year of university, so therefore I should be feeling quite confident about going into my second year of...
Sep 28, 20243 min read
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On Allowing Yourself to Be Creative
To have that catharsis on a regular basis, not only does that help maintain introspection, but also help us improve as people.
May 26, 20245 min read
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Task Paralysis: What to Do if You Have a Lot of Tasks to Do and You Can’t Decide Where to Start
You might be thinking, if I've already made a plan then why do I have to make more plans?!
May 11, 20248 min read
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Focusing on the Effort Rather Than the Result
I am in the process of making a huge mindset shift, and I feel like it's something crucial that I share with you. We are living in an...
Oct 12, 20235 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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Welcoming Autumn, and Going Into Winter
An ironically warm welcome to autumn, my favourite season. The season of pumpkins, books, and pumpkin spiced lattes. The nights are...
Sep 8, 20238 min read
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Productivity Can Take Many Forms
Having recently come back from holiday, it has allowed me to reset and rethink a few things. One of those being the idea that, when I am...
Aug 27, 20237 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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What to Do When People Don’t Understand Your Need for Creativity
As creative people, it can feel like we are constantly swimming against the tide; creating our art to satisfy that creative itch. As with...
Jun 19, 202310 min read
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