Quiet gratitude. Not the flashy, shallow, #blessed #grateful Instagram kind, but the deep, weighty kind, the kind that anchors you to the moment and reminds you just how blessed you are to be living, breathing, experiencing. If there’s one thing losing Gav way too early in his life taught me, it’s to make the most of the ‘dash’.
Why do Writers Write? The reasons are probably as diverse as the writers themselves. First and foremost, I think it’s because writers have an opinion. The word ‘opinionated’ is such a misnomer. To me, it shouldn’t mean dictatorial, or pompous, or prejudiced or dogmatic. Nope. It should mean ‘I have an opinion, and I’d like […]
The Entanglement of the Times It’s the time of the year when the “Merry Christmas” and “Happy Holidays” debate rises like a star in the east. Christians defend their conviction, affirming the true reason for the season: the birth of Jesus Christ. Other religions and non-religious people assert the diversity of the festivities and want […]
I wrote an acrostic poem, using all 26 letters of the English alphabet.
(Including the tricky ones like Q and X.)
Content writers are the unsung geniuses of the creative world, earning our keep whilst labouring under the stuffy cloak of algorithmic restrictions.
Children’s Rhyming Story Book I was approached by a client who needed content for a children’s book. Ideally, they were looking for someone who could write the story and illustrate the book. I told them quite honestly that, although I am creative and love sketching, I was quite unable to do illustrations for a children’s […]
Dream. Paint. Write. I unwrapped the course hessian sacking very carefully. Whatever was inside felt heavy, although it was no bigger than my fist. ‘Magic paint…’ is what the ancient woman at the antique store had called it. I still don’t know why I went into that store today; I was on my way to […]