I'm now nine months in to writing the trans and non-binary guide to good mental health! I signed my contract in early November 2019 and started writing in earnest in January 2020, after taking time to wrap my head around what I had to do (plus celebrate the holidays). Although my productivity took a hit … Continue reading Progress
Patreon Launch
I am exceptionally pleased to announce that I have launched a Patreon! I've been planning this since the start of the year, scheming and sweating over the best gifts and perks I can offer anyone who wants to support me monetarily. I'm very excited that this means I can release extra content, including a Patreon-exclusive … Continue reading Patreon Launch
Safe Places
Safe Places, December 2020 I have found a home. The dragonflies buzz and lilt By the yacht club lake. Swinging high, higher, Aiming for the sun and sky, Flying with sisters. My hands are in dough. I laugh as I try to hold This delicious life. This is usually where I put the links to … Continue reading Safe Places
Protected: Patreon Exclusive: Spoil the Girl No. 11 – Forever and Ever, Ramen
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Protected: Patreon Exclusive: Spoil the Girl No. 10 – Gottman? No, I’m a Lesbian
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A Poem Grown In The Dark
A Poem Grown In The Dark, August 2020 In autumn before-times My plan was to keep My hyacinth bulbs, left In darkness to sleep. In springtime, in lockdown, I set the bulbs free. To my horror, my plants Had been following me. They could not be contained. They had been locked away Without water or … Continue reading A Poem Grown In The Dark
Protected: Patreon Exclusive: Spoil the Girl No. 9 – I’m a Therapist, Jim, Not a Baker
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Protected: Patreon Exclusive: Goals for My 30th Year (and how I did during my 29th)
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Review – They/Them/Their: A Guide to Nonbinary and Genderqueer Identities, by Eris Young
I've been looking for a great non-fiction book about non-binary lives for a while, so I was delighted to find They/Them/Their, a factual exploration of what it means to live life outside of the gender binary. The tone of the book is no-nonsense without being blunt, and academic without being inaccessible, a balance that I … Continue reading Review – They/Them/Their: A Guide to Nonbinary and Genderqueer Identities, by Eris Young
Protected: Patreon Exclusive: A Drop of Hull
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Lockdown Nourishment
If you're a regular reader, you will have noticed that I didn't post any public blogs from mid-March to mid-June. In March I managed to come down with the flu, shortly followed by norovirus. Then, when I'd just about recovered, England went into lockdown due to COVID-19. It was a weird time to try to … Continue reading Lockdown Nourishment