The realities of living with endometriosis

Hi friends. It’s been a while. I’ve had this post in draft for months but decided it was probably time to hit publish. If you’re here for poetry or a short story, a book review or something uplifting, I’m afraid you came on the wrong day. I’m here for a rant. Fair warning: this post [...]

What now?

What now? What are we supposed to feel When the very hands charged with keeping us safe Are the ones that snatch us from the streets Abuse our bodies Squeeze the life from our limbs? What now? How are we expected to act When every action turns the finger of blame against us And every [...]

When the World is Heavy: Ways to Stay Sane and Make a Difference When Everything Feels Terrible

Quote from Rob Hopkins' "From What Is To What If" Well friends, it's hard to know where to start with everything that is going on in the world (which seems like a constant refrain the last couple of years). I don't know about you but some days I just feel lost and completely overwhelmed by [...]

Wild & Improbable Tales – Road to Everywhere

I met him on the road to everywhere. Windows down, the summer kissed air tumbled around me. Cat's eyes stretched away ahead into the unseen distance - an invitation of infinite possibility. He stood half in shadow at the edge of the empty tarmac. Solitary in the twilight. I stopped and asked him where he [...]

Wild & Improbable Tales – Diminished

The old gods are not dead. You might see them, strolling amongst us. No longer robed in power but clad in fraying knitwear and scuffed shoes. They make their homes in unlikely places - the wreck at the end of the pier, the lean-to behind the power substation on a run down estate. Nothing grand [...]