
Vennels Cafe, Durham
One of the greatest traditions my mother ever passed on to me is that of the ‘Sticky Bun Moment’, the

One of the greatest traditions my mother ever passed on to me is that of the ‘Sticky Bun Moment’, the

The first time I really met the Queen, she was in her bedroom. I must have been around 8, perhaps,

Before we go too far, a warning. In the words of Baz Luhrmann, ‘[nostalgia] is a way of fishing the

It’s around 1983, maybe 1984, and my goodness, my arms ache. I have been practicing my very first starring role
I’m huffing up the stairs, socks straggling and escaping from the jumble in my arms. Every two steps one piece

Today was a landmark day. Today, I finally returned to the lowest weight that I have recorded, the weight I

Life can get in the way of things, things that are really quite important. Creativity can be one of the
In case you’re wondering what I’m talking about, have a peek at Part One here. If you read that already,
I went to my first every writing conference at the weekend – Newcastle Writing Conference, arranged by New Writing North
Uh oh. That was a bad start to the A-Z Challenge, wasn’t it? When I realised I’d missed C, I
As most of my friends online know, my grandpa has been very ill for about a month. He’s currently being
2012 is the year I finally finish off my two ongoing WIPS, then begin the ordeal of putting together a
5am. Get up with children. Stagger to sofa and plan to be really disciplined and open laptop. As soon as I’ve
This is a very quick post, which I may expand in the future. I’ve tweeted a couple of times about