I already miss our time together, Even though we’ve never been apart. As the years pass by so quickly, I discover Time flows in one direction on this path. You won’t remember those formative years. Where we would spend most of our time entwined, But it’s something I hold on to so…

Don't let numbers or your ability to network make you lose sight of your value as a writer or why it is that you write! — A history of writing I have written for most of my life. Its been a healthy release since I was a child in a wheelchair who spent weeks at a time in a creaky old hospital bed. …

Two years ago today, shielding formally ended in the UK on 1st August. For many of us, it was an experience like no other. We were told to stay in our homes and isolate ourselves from the outside world for six months. Some would go on to isolate far longer. In this special piece originally published on 1st August 2020, I share the experiences of some of those who lived through it and its impact on real lives.

I spent around fifteen years of my life playing in bands. From amateur high school outfits to touring the country, recording full-length albums, and releasing them on minor labels. I stopped when I was in my mid-twenties. It was mostly due to a lack of energy, trying to hold down…

A poem about living with the flare and remission cycle, the unpredictability of tomorrow and trying to pace with chronic pain. — Whisper it like I almost don’t believe, But today, when I woke, I was virtually pain-free! Gone were the burning joints, numbered four or five. For a second, I rose and thought I had died! I push, and I poke; jog up and down. …

A poem written off the back of the Covid-19 pandemic as laws and restrictions in the UK were scrapped. From the eyes of a person who was considered ‘high risk’. — I wish I could keep this view forever, Where no shadows of fear are cast. Where no bickering, piercing eyes Above covered mouths that lie, Are judging me as we pass. Can I maintain my gaze here? A polaroid of what I know. …

I tried to run. I tried to be free, And get back to someone that was like the old me. I was determined. I excelled. Felt I could take on the world, to break from this hell. But three days have passed, and I’m ready to tap out. …

Why today’s children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis are tomorrow’s game-changers. — As a child with arthritis, I was fearless. Stubborn, I had far more resilience back then than I do as an adult with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). As kids so often do, I made the pieces of the game handed to me my own. …

Originally written as a blog post for Arthr in 2020, I share what I have learnt about my life with arthritis, the unhealthy relationship I previously had with the disease, and the adjustments I needed to make to live with it. — An uninvited companion Arthritis has a funny way of reminding you of its presence. Having lived with the disease in numerous evolving forms for approximately 25 of my 36 years, it's never far from my mind.