Tired, but

I am tired. Though I write from a place of privilege and of safety, I am tired. Tired of feeling … More

Saying goodbye

I want to congratulate you on passing this course and achieving QTS in this uniquely difficult and strange year. None … More

About a month before my friend Pammy died, she said something that may have permanently changed me. We had … More

There’s an old Mel Brooks routine where the psychiatrist tells his patient, “Listen to your broccoli, and your broccoli … More

Like a lot of things I am ashamed to admit discovering late in life -Audre Lorde, James Baldwin, Deborah Levy, … More

Anne Lamott suggests an index card, and I have used these, but they suggest something pre-planned, organised. The envelope, especially … More

It isn’t often that you read something that you know as soon as you read it has the capacity to … More

Towards the end of my treatment for cancer in 2006 I had one of the most profound conversations of … More

One of the more interesting paradoxes of analysing the interviews of professional writers during the Teachers as Writers (TaW) … More