top of page
Award-winning Author, Poet, Mental Health Advocate, and the Inaugural Youth Poet Laureate of Stamford (2022-23).
Blog


On the Power of Music and Creativity
On social media, I said I sounded like I was writing an essay, so I thought I might as well expand on my thoughts. Whether that bores you...
Jun 16, 20233 min read
Â
Â


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
Â
Â


‘Biscuits!’ comes to Peterborough’s Key Theatre
There is an event coming up on Wednesday and Thursday the 14th and 15th of June! Acclaimed arts and disability activists — Touretteshero...
Jun 7, 20232 min read
Â
Â


Gorishky: Ukrainian Dessert
It's not everyday that we get to try something new, and this definitely wasn't every day. Recently, I saw a post on social media about a...
Jun 6, 20233 min read
Â
Â


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
Â
Â


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...
Jun 2, 20235 min read
Â
Â


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...
May 28, 20231 min read
Â
Â


How Do We Get Children and Young Adults Involved in Literature and Writing? Here Are Some Thoughts
How do we get young people into literature? This is a question that, as a society, we have been asking for years and years; largely being...
May 17, 20237 min read
Â
Â


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...
May 12, 20235 min read
Â
Â


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
Â
Â


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...
May 8, 20231 min read
Â
Â


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
Â
Â


Not All Writers are Millionaires
As much as we'd like to be, not all writers are millionaires. Don't get me wrong — there is always hope there, and I've got my fingers...
May 6, 20235 min read
Â
Â


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
Â
Â


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...
Apr 29, 20234 min read
Â
Â


Creating a New Writing Routine
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...
Apr 20, 20231 min read
Â
Â


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
Â
Â


In Thirteen Pages or Less, I can Improve your Understanding of Disability.
In thirteen pages or less, I can improve your understanding of disability. Does what it says on the tin. This essay gets real about what...
Apr 9, 20231 min read
Â
Â


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
Â
Â


Prevailed Hope: The Ukrainian Translation
Prevailed Hope was translated into Ukrainian, and I haven't been keeping you updated...
Mar 10, 20231 min read
Â
Â
bottom of page




