Essay

Heartstrings on a shoestring

Lessons from local fringe theatre festivals

Aug 28 •

My writer's life is not a moodboard

Substack is becoming as beautiful as Instagram, and I can't keep up

Aug 13 •

I do not Wish You Were Here

If you were, I'd have no one to write to

Jul 28 •

My parents had a point

Get out of the car and watch the birds

Jun 16 •

The plot thickens

She's writing about her garden again

May 27 •

What I've been doing instead of writing, recently

Procrastination, distraction, preoccupation, obligation

Apr 11 •

Lights, speculum, action

Asking for what you need when you're having your insides scraped

Mar 3 •

On dead rats and devotion

Learning the unwelcome art of rodent disposal in the name of love

Feb 13 •

Monday night is quiz night

Are we ready to embrace our middle-aged weekly ritual?

Nov 25, 2024 •

Cosy curfew season

We just want to leave the house after dark.

Nov 19, 2024 •

From Liverpool to Lisbon

A tale of (travelling to) two (other port) cities.

Oct 29, 2024 •

Where have all my ideas gone?

I'm digging myself out of another creative hole.

Sep 1, 2024 •

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