Journal

hypnotic tree thoughts

When I was heavily pregnant with my daughter, I had to go on maternity leave early for reasons (wonky pelvic joints…

grown woman

Been reading old diaries recently, as part of a time-consuming and annoying soul-searching process. Digging out dusty old journals from…

stupid or not stupid? a game about the things I bought during lockdown

a small note on burnout

The kids are back at school/preschool. And I thought this would give me a moment to breathe, but it hasn’t so far. My…

unexpected plant person

My house is where plants come to die, and yet they keep coming to live with me

This is just a plot twist

We’ve had a pretty rough week. I don’t really want to go into it at this stage. Let’s just say: being a grown-up…

Stoop Kid

When I was a kid, we lived on a council estate. (On the ‘good’ side, apparently. There were parts of it that my Mum wouldn’t let me go near…

Completely avoidable injuries

Split lips, and residual childhood television trauma