N is for the power of NO
People love to say that “No is a complete sentence.” It is a lovely, empowering quote that…
M is for Migraine (ugh)
This is my second A to Z challenge since I had ‘the incident,’ and this time last…
G for Goal-setting
When I first sat down to map out this A to Z of surviving, I didn’t initially…
Junk food and name changes
When I started writing on Substack, I had some grand ideas. Like…really hugely grand. Maybe outside of my league. Maybe it was something
Am I back? I think I am!
I’m not going to lie, that wasn’t the longest leave that I’ve been on, but it’s close. And I’m about to go out
#Kaiatus 2024 – May – ?
For many people, the term #Kaiatus is something that I’ve used, but I haven’t really explained, so I thought I’d explain it. At least a little. Kaiatus is my time off to work on everything I need to work on. A lot of the work I’m doing right now is to do with getting set […]
U is for Understanding
I started out writing as a fanfiction writer. For the longest time, though I had original characters, I would stick them in my favorite places and write with characters I knew about, to understand them more. I think a lot of writers start that way. But I also write fiction to understand people. Weird? Maybe.My […]
S is for singing and other music
I’ve been musical for as long as I can remember – always loved music. Mum says I was into classical music and rock as a small baby, and there’s NOTHING better than War of the Worlds, during a thunderstorm (though, I prefer the original musical, narrated by Richard Burton to the newer one with Liam Neeson). […]