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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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A Poem: A Human Heart
My heart, it beats with love for many. Some of whom, do not know my name. Nor that I exist. Whether parted by seas, or the whole world...
Jun 12, 20231 min read
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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...
Jun 3, 20232 min read
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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...
May 11, 20235 min read
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Who Am I Aside From My Writing?
This is quite an open-ended question, so… I write this blog in the hope that it will prompt you to — within your own circumstances —...
May 6, 20237 min read
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My One Fear as a Self-published Author
...it is the organisation, and transferring all my content over to another site, that terrifies me.
Apr 29, 20233 min read
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Three Reasons why Introversion and Empathy are Tough
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...
Apr 22, 20234 min read
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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...
Apr 11, 20231 min read
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To Be Easier on Myself
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...
Apr 3, 20231 min read
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Prevailed Hope: The Ukrainian Translation
Prevailed Hope was translated into Ukrainian, and I haven't been keeping you updated...
Mar 10, 20231 min read
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I am Much More Than My Writing
"You are much more than your writing."
Feb 11, 20231 min read
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The Conversation
Yesterday, I had an interview and discussion with a non-profit organisation, called The Conversation.
Feb 7, 20231 min read
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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...
Jan 7, 20234 min read
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Wishing You a Happy New Year!
I started the year extremely anxious, and while this wasn't unexpected, I struggled.
Jan 1, 20232 min read
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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...
Dec 27, 20221 min read
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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...
Dec 25, 20221 min read
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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...
Dec 2, 20224 min read
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Anxiety is Debilitating
I have been struggling with my anxiety. I know, shock, horror — once again. But it wouldn't feel right not to write about it. Even as I...
Nov 19, 20223 min read
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The Caveat in Perfectionism
I’ll have a go at this, but I'll probably never finish it, or come to the perfect conclusion. As you may have noticed, through my writing...
Nov 12, 20222 min read
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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...
Mar 11, 20221 min read
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