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 [...]
Hello, friends. It's been a while. I don't know about you, but 2020 somehow seemed to both drag on forever and disappear in the blink of an eye. It had its joyful moments (those are always there if we look for them) but was largely weighed down with uncertainty, anxiety and many unexpected challenges. Stepping [...]
Punctuation is the breath of writing,I used to tell them.It signals the pause and inhale between your words,The lilt of the silent voice that will ring with your stories through their heads.Again and again I would try to explainThis here, not there -Without that, when would you come up for air?You’ll lose all meaningIt won’t [...]
This month, I find myself in the position of having my first ever author interview coming out. I have been fortunate enough to be in conversation with the lovely Rue Sparks and she will be sharing a review of Thrive and an interview with yours truly later this month. This is very exciting. But I'm [...]
One day, we'll tell stories of this time. These days when the roads are empty and the skies quiet, except for the gentle trill of birdsong. We'll talk of the unexpected freedom that came from having so many obligations taken from our hands. The grief of our losses will sit heavy on our hearts but [...]
There is a curse. The say: "May you live in interesting times."Interesting Times, Terry Pratchett The title may be a bit melodramatic but, lately, it really has felt like it might be true. It's not, of course. This is not the end of the world. A more accurate title may be 'Thoughts on the end [...]
It's been quite a year. In fact, it's been quite a decade. I don't even really know where to start. 2019 has passed in a blur of ups and downs and life changing moments. And how do you begin putting all that into words? I could just...not, I suppose. I could just let the end [...]
Of all the seasons Mother Nature sends our way, autumn is my favourite. I love the riot of colour, the sunny days with an edge of frost in the air, the smell of woodsmoke, the creeping quiet that settles over everything as the nights draw in. We are fortunate to live close to the edge [...]
I love this time of year. The end of summer as it trails into autumn. September has always felt like my New Year. A time for new beginnings. This year, my September looks completely different. I've become used to the bustle of a new academic year but now my time is not dictated by terms [...]
When the world is heavy and it gets too loud behind my eyes, I like to escape by taking a flight of fancy. Maybe I'll dance with a troupe of marionettes through the streets of Prague. Climb onto the back of a paper napkin that folds itself into a bird and soars over Paris. Swim [...]
Thrive In Chaos 