The Girl on the Bridge 12.04.19
A girl stands on a bridge. Below her speeds the dual carriageway, running fast into the future she doesn’t want to meet....
Read out allThe Christmas Album
These songs have travelled with me through many seasons of faith, family, and quiet worship. Some are centuries old, some more recent, and one is my own. This album is...
Thoughts 11.10.19
Thoughts from the last few days: Thunder crackles over Kampala Ella must have felt so totally alone. She cried for me and...
Read out allIn Praise of Tea. 17.11.2020
[17/11, 07:41] Me: On a totally different note… our kettle plug has fused into the socket 😬 it still works, but I’m...
Read out allIncidentally… Five Years
Incidentally, today is five years since Family Unity Day. This is the day when we celebrate the adoption celebration in court. Ella...
Read out allThe Skinny Muzungu Project
So I started this project I think back in 2015 or 2016, some time after J was born. I needed to lose...
Read out allOne Take
I like to do things in one take. All or nothing. I’m a perfectionist and I don’t like wasting time repeating things...
Read out allConfession… or The Rules of Writing
I don’t think there are any rules. Just fall in love with writing. I just sent this message to an acquaintance. I...
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Today’s Poem 30.10.19
I don’t like cockroaches In the bathroom On the stair …in fact, Just anywhere. I do like the sound Of wind in...
Read out allBoxing Day Dinner – Cold Turkey 08.03.2021
Well. I remembered another two books I had, that I used to dip into to try and stick this healing journey. Captivating...
Read out allRaw
Inside feels raw. High tide of grief for a family I didn’t know, but who were only at two removes from me:...
Read out allNoticing Grief
24th April today. 2013. Not a significant date for me, and yet I found myself caught out by grief. I read Rob...
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