I thank me…

A woman far more wise than I once said (and I may be paraphrasing slightly, it was a long time ago!): “the only stories we can totally truthfully tell are our own”. Now, you can pull that every which way …

SHE again…

Let’s face it, I’m a rubbish blogger – I’m much happier out with the camera, and that’s exactly as it should be. And it’s been a brilliant summer – some fabulous commissions and a really exciting new project in the …

SHE

I thought I was done with this story, but it seems the story is not. I was interviewed on camera today at the RPS to talk about the inspiration for my Associateship panel and, in preparation, I’ve been revisiting the …

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Facing you now, what you want now, is not an easy thing. The she that was creeps back when you least expect her. She arrives with inglorious fanfare, to remind you of all you have lost and that you are …

I am an awesome breastfree woman!

Breast Cancer awareness month starts tomorrow and I am probably one of a small army of survivors who usually unplugs the wifi until its over because of all the crass and self indulgent marketing campaigns that plaster social media in …

The she inside

The I I see the you that’s me The we we are the ones we’ll be The she inside the shadow deep Where truth reside and dare not speak Who is the we that be on show The I you …

Little Tree

Grow strong little tree, grow true, Grow tall little tree, for me. Be brave little tree, be wild! Be free little tree, for me. Dig deep little tree, down down, Stand firm little tree, for me. Protect little tree, my …

Dance

Sometimes I just want to throw something, smash the glass right over the room; Sometimes I want to roll tight up, eyes shut to the glare of blood; Sometimes I want an ending, or beginning, just not this unending – …

Always be tears

It’s ok to cry, when the world closes in; when your heart is too small to hold all its feeling. It’s ok to cry, when things that were, aren’t; when people are true to the worst of themselves It’s ok …

Her me and I

Where will I go, who will I be? Well I shall be me, of course! But the me that is here, wherever here is, Isn’t the me that I was. The I that is me, in the here and the …