It May Take the Hilt, Too.
My Grandma died in December. I miss her. She once said something to me when I was pregnant with Ella: “We’ll defend...
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...
Permission
On 16th January this year I finally realised this: I don’t need the permission of my abusers; they never sought mine. It’s...
Read out allPoetic Injustice 28.08.2020
Do I have to Wait Until I’m sixty Or dead For anyone to recognise What passed before Their eyes Unseen Unnoticed Beautiful...
Read out allVestal Virgin 27.10.2020
It was summer 2002. The year before I lost my innocence totally and irrevocably; the year before I became a parent. The...
Read out allLoss
Listening to Ed Sheeran. Small Bump will come on in a minute. It doesn’t make me cry. It makes me sob. There...
Read out allDon’t Envy What You Weren’t Prepared to Pay for
Don’t envy what you weren’t prepared to pay for. ***** 17 years earlier They think I’m stupid. Naïve. Dumb. She actually asked...
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January 2020 GNP Article – God’s Loudspeaker
God’s Loudspeaker Have you ever carried your coat when it wasn’t raining, because you knew it would rain later? God did something...
Read out allHappy Birthday
May there be cake and balloons. Candles and laughter. Memories and presents.
Read out allJagger Fox Part Two 28.08.2020
Jagger Fox You knew I would not fear you now You knew With time My mind Would outgrow Your boldness You knew...
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Without Title
Beyond frustration nowI sit, slouch, hunch forwardAnd slump back.What is the pointThis isolationThese wars and wordsSurprise and betrayalLoss of belonging. The usual...
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 allBea’s Friend 17.02.21
Bea’s Friend I look up and see him entering the café. I remember the first time; how my heart beat wildly and...
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