Category: 2022 Fights Back
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Today
Still not over it. Unlikely I ever will be. These are the moments that reshape your direction.
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The End is the Beginning is the End
The smart amongst you will know this was written after the fact, when I was home, because there was simply not the brain space that existed to properly process at the time. If truth be told, there is still not the space to do that. I’m continuing to break it down and manage the changes […]
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You and Me Song
I have to admit there was an ulterior motive, making the 600 miles or so round trip with my husband (very graciously) doing all the driving. It was all about walking into a place I’d only seen in pictures and never visited. It was also having to make myself known to people that had only […]
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Old Friends
Friday night was a revelation. Firstly, I met Imtiaz Dharker. The Universe opened a door to a place I did not know existed, and in she walked. The sonnet she wrote about her husband, after his passing, is possibly one of the most perfect pieces of poetry I have ever heard. It was also the […]
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And Dream of Sheep
Today was a very good day for the removal of useless politicians. Tonight, I shared a poem about being afraid with a group of people I don’t really know at all. In the end, there was very little to fear. It all went very well. Tomorrow, it’s Day One of Kendal. May that be as […]
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Yesterday’s Men
Almost Friday. Probably ought to sort out some guerilla marketing…
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19th Nervous Breakdown
Okay, do what the Tweet says.
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Fame
Blew my streak yesterday. I’ll get over it. Dealing with trauma and nerves pre-Kendal however? Not *quite* so simple…
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Easy
Something magical happened at the Gym this morning. For the first time, I saw the person I want to be staring back at me from mirrors that, for a long time, have been massively intimidating. My ankle is still painful, but I jogged on it for nearly 10 minutes without issue, which tells me that […]
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Saturday
Still drawing, still healing, and most definitely moving forward.