Have you ever shared some good news with someone only for them to promptly and deliberately burst your bubble? I ask because this happened to me when I…
I was on a first date with the man who would become my (wonderful) partner for seven years and to this day remains one of my very best friends. We had…
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The first weekend I was here in Eureka Springs I visited one of the many art galleries in town and instantly fell in love with a picture by a local…
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February 2023

I love the word serendipity, not just for how it sounds to me (like the pitter patter of raindrops on a pond) but for the meaning: "The occurrence of…
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When he was younger my son was a really talented footballer. From the age of seven he played for a local team at the weekends and his school team during…
Have you ever been so hurt by something someone’s done or said to you that you feel physically winded? Have you ever then experienced the pivotal moment…
Firstly, can I just say a MASSIVE well done for getting through all 575 days of January - or am I the only one who felt like January lasted forever this…

January 2023

If your life were a movie what genre would it be? Adventure? Romance? Comedy? Dark and twisted?! Sometimes I think it can be really helpful to see your…
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This past Monday was apparently ‘blue Monday’, officially deemed the most miserable day of the year. I’m not entirely sure who officially deemed it so…
In the past week I’ve shared one post on social media – a photo of the chaos that ensues on my kitchen table when I’m deep into writing a novel (even…
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I’ll be honest with you, I’m not the greatest fan of new year’s resolutions, especially the sort that involve any kind of deprivation. It’s January, the…
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December 2022

When I was a teenager I had two main dreams – to be a writer and to travel the world. I’d given up on both these dreams by the time I was 21. I gave up…
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