Have you ever heard of Freecycle? It’s a website where you post messages about stuff you no longer need but don’t want to just throw away … because they might be useful to someone else. It’s brilliant if – like me – you have the most awful habit of deciding you’ll have a crack at […]
Dialogue in the age of Covid Read More »
I look back on 2021 as the year I reduced my reading materials and suggest things you might also like to consider no longer reading.
My top five don’t read list for 2021 Read More »
I’ll miss lockdown. It was like a series of duvet days. Combined with the fear of death. As an introvert, Corona was my Christmas.
How was your lockdown? Read More »
“Freedom day” is coming to Britain. Break seven bad habits – one a day and be ready for the big day.
Seven lockdown habits to break before FREEDOM DAY Read More »
I keep hearing how life is looking up. There’s a light at the end of the tunnel. Freedom is on the way. So why do I feel more burdened than ever. Why can I complete no project? Why would I rather lie in bed scrolling through the news and social media than settle to something
Finding your pandemic flow Read More »
In the (hopefully) near future, I’ll look back on this time and tell myself lockdown wasn’t so bad. I just want to be sure I remember it was
Covid lockdown madness – recording history Read More »
I’ve lived through panic buying loo roll, tinned tomatoes and dried pasta, cut my own hair badly and refused to rattle saucepans as the NHS re-appropriated my rainbow.
Lockdown: The year of doing nothing Read More »
I can’t be the only writer unsure how (or if) to deal with an unpredictable global pandemic. COVID-19 didn’t exist when I started work on my upcoming novel – and given a whole chunk of the action hangs off events at a seaside cafe, I could have done without it hitting.
Six ways for a writer to handle the Covid pandemic Read More »
How’s your lockdown going? I’m borderline depressed. So I don’t plan on ending my lockdown life … or doing anything with it. I haven’t learned another language or finished work on my next book. Each day, the government issues press briefings; shit sandwiches where the bread is also made of shit. If you go on
How’s your lockdown going? Read More »
These are my five reasons not to be cheerful. I share them hoping that by getting them off my chest, depression will lift. And if you recognise how yourself in these words, you’ll feel better too.
Five lockdown whinges Read More »
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