All I wanted to do was make a quick getaway, but then… — My partner and I had been moving from one short-term let to another for months by this point. We had our sweet five-year-old who was just starting school for the first time, and our two-year-old who bounced as if she had springs on the bottoms of her feet. The last…

The magic was contained in the simplicity of life — Like a tortoise, I had carried everything I owned and everything I needed. Unlike a tortoise, I hadn’t contained it all on my back, but nearly. My little Citroen car was only just powerful enough to tow the little caravan I owned, and the back of that little car was…

What some may know, others may wish to know, and yet others don’t give two hoots. — Hey! Great to have you stop by ;) Pull up a virtual seat and I will put on the virtual kettle for a cuppa. I may or may not have yet read about you, but I guess this is where you get to find out all about me, so here…

A roundup of some of January’s highlights and a look towards the month ahead. — Happy February!! I have to say that I am beyond excited to be moving into the second month of the year. Christmas and New Year periods are never ones that I find especially easy. The short days and low natural light feel suffocating and take me into a place of…

Watching the snow melt and the light return — A couple of weeks ago, I was due to do a photoshoot with my daughter for her A Level Photography project. It kept being put off for one reason or another — the rain, timetable clashes, and whatnot. Finally, a new week dawned and we saw our chance. She had…

Something to get those creative juices flowing — As I sit here with light flooding into my workspace, I am filled with gratitude for that light itself. I don’t find the winter months the easiest. My solace is that I can get lost in the creative endeavours I so love — mainly writing — without feeling pulled to…

Thoughts on weather, survival, and the origins of hope — They say the British talk about the weather a lot. Well, before you lot from other countries criticise us for doing so, try spending the autumn and winter in this godforsaken land and then decide whether or not it’s justified. Yes, the BBC Weather App is probably one of my…

And everyone else who is suddenly clocking zero minutes — Dear Medium, Please don’t get me wrong. I am not here simply to complain like a self-righteous bitch. The fact is that I am grateful — immensely so — for the opportunities that this platform has given me as a writer. I really am. I know that there has been…

A love story — I was a bag of nerves and excitement that morning. I would be meeting her for the first time and I had so many questions — how would she respond to me? Would she still be in much pain? After three attacks, the third of which she might have been…