Books That Built Me: The Street Lawyer
I was such a genre snob as a kid - until my school librarian finally talked me into reading something different...
Theatre Kid
I grew up memorising monologues and dreaming of spotlights. These days, I write scripts that haven’t been staged. Yet. Here’s why theatre still holds my heart.
Creative Discipline? Ask My Cat.
What my cat taught me about writing, rhythm, and not apologising for taking up space.
Books That Built Me: Habitus
This is the first in a series of posts about the books that helped shape who I am and how I write. And this book? It changed everything.
Where Systems and Stanzas Meet
Poetry and public transport have more in common than you’d think. Both are systems that move us — sometimes without warning.
Let's Call This a 'Soft Reboot'
An update for those of you who've been subscribed a while...
Boiling Away The Cynicism
This week I’ve been thinking a lot about the concept of "settling down" whilst watching too many episodes of Junior MasterChef.
Dreams
When I was 15, I wanted to move from small-town middle England to New Zealand and become a computer hacker and a psychotherapist. Not sure when I thought I'd sleep...
Local Coffee
Rediscovering an old post from the platform AudioBoo.