Holiday Healing
Around this time last year I wrote a post called Running on “empty” that resonated with a fair few readers. […]
All the Fun of the Fair – or Maybe Not?
A fortnight ago the funfair came to our small town and set up shop. This happens every year at the
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Narratives of Water and Earth: 4 poetry collection reviews
Although I write, edit and publish poetry, I genuinely find reviewing poetry challenging. It inevitably makes me think of the
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Marriage and the Midlife Crisis
Last week it was my husband’s and my wedding anniversary. We celebrated with hugs and kind words and time spent
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Seeing Myself in My Parents; Seeing My Parents in Myself
Sometime last year I took my daughter to a friend’s birthday party. As I stood in the café area of
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Our Cat, a Little Bird and Some Thoughts on ‘Persuasion’
A couple of weeks ago I had a total of 20 creative pieces ‘out there’ in submissions land. I was
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On Boundaries & Being a Minecraft Mum
Last year, when I finally got to bed on Christmas Eve I had the sudden realization that we had
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When Poetry Saved The Day
I’m sure that many people are aware of how the UK government’s interference with the education system is failing children.
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Women in Science
As we’re currently in British Science Week (10 – 19th March), I thought it the perfect opportunity to write about
Anticipation, persistence and um… hairy legs
Although there were a couple of crappy things that happened in February – family illnesses and me managing to dent
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Limerence, and Are You Addicted to Love?
Limerence is defined as: (psychology) An involuntary romantic infatuation with another person, especially combined with an overwhelming, obsessive need to
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The Power of Humour
So… these are dark times. Or so my Facebook and Twitter feed say. Since the inauguration of Donald Trump last
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