All my creative work has been a way to liberate myself from toxic thinking and a sense of isolation, and I share it in the hope that it may aid others too.
Meeting the times we’re in
In a world of such extremes of imbalance and distress, how do we figure out what is ours to do, while working with our own limitations?
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The purpose of umbrellas
This is a short story written about my experience of arrest at an anti-fracking action at Preston New Road in 2017. It was one of those moments when taking direct action can seem so beautiful. I was very ill for 2 months afterwards with a chronic illness flare up. The campaign was won in 2019,…
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I will always find you
I wrote the poem after moving into the top floor of a block of flats. The view from the flat is a chaotic mix of urban sprawl and industrial decay, mixed with vast skies and hillside horizons. To connect with the spirit of nature is tough up here. I work on it over and over.…
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Grains of sand
A poem written after being at a large summit mobilisation. On the day of the main demo, I was supporting a friend who felt the need to stay out of the fray. We ended up on a hill, and could see everything play out below us. It was a very intense scene.
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Spoken Truths
‘Spoken Truths’ is a solo performance that I put together, using a mix of performance poetry, art, music and movement to explore the theme of finding a way to process the pain of our broken world and get to a better place.
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A future to work towards?
How do we envision a future to work towards when the big picture looks so grim? How do we allow our imaginations to dream big even if everything we know about reality seems to say that things aren’t possible? An exploration [Image credit<a href="http://<a href="https://www.vecteezy.com/free-photos/social-change ecteezyView]
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Politics Archive
An archive of articles/zines/reports that I have produced, exploring a variety of political themes. Click on the title to view the archive.
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Passing on
Hadley has lived a life of heady Caribbean brightness and lush English green, in tender relationship with the plants. Now that he’s come to the end of his days, what will he pass on and to who?
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Equal and Opposite Reaction
Are you a mucky, messy muddle? Me too! Click ‘Keep Reading’ for a poem and video all about it
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The Plot
In amongst everyday mundanity and parochialism, what revolutionary fervour is bubbling if only we choose to see it? A short story
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Rank
A short story on how the richness of life is magnified beyond measure when we finally unlearn our othering; the joy, meaning and connection that we find when we let this falsity go.
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The Music Box
Are there ways to move forwards and let go of the past so that our family history no longer controls us? A short story on this theme.
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The final insult
Chickens have culture; their behaviour varies according to the context they’re in and how much space they have, they need privacy to lay eggs and they create relationships of attachment. A short story of chicken friendship and love.
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Hazel spray
A poem written when there was only the tinniest hint of spring to help get through the rest of the winter months
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Welcoming Spaces
A short story written as an expression of a dream for people who are atomized to come together and push for changes that address the inequalities and power imbalances we’re facing.
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The Turning Year
Eight poems to mark the seasonal festivals which make up the ‘Wheel of the Year’ in Gaelic and Celtic tradition – Imbolc, Vernal Equinox, Beltane, Estival Solstice, Lughnasadh, Autumnal Equinox, Samhain and Yule.
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Up and coming
A short story about Sean: a landlord who has swallowed the neoliberal pill of believing that he really is helping people by making money out of their housing, even as he lets black mould climb the walls of his tenants. Is there any way for the soul of such a person to start to transform?
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The web shimmers
A short story about Leah, who is living with chronic illness. How can she reclaim her life and her narrative when faced with severe energy impairment?
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Laughable
A short story about Stuart, a warehouse drone who gets caught up in a chaotic whirl of events as a mysterious pathogen takes hold of the populace, leading to sheer lunacy
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The path out
A short story about Sorcha, who lives some centuries in the future, with a fury of desire to find freedom in spite of her status as slave.
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At least it’s real
A short story about Naia and the bonds she forms after waking up in a strange place with no explanation, and learning to live from the land
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