I open my eyes every day feeling that I owe the world an apology for accommodating me. I have been told I say I am sorry, too much, but the thing is, I enter every moment, room, situation, apologizing for... Continue Reading →
Everyone falls. Everyone daydreams and falls into states of preoccupation, falls into the arms of another person, falls to the ground. Can you remember the last time you fell to the ground? I know it happens, but how often? Is... Continue Reading →
This is the kind of writer I want to be when I grow up. This is an extraordinary piece!
It’s 2018 and a long time now since I was a child, but my young self is written into my adult life like a secret I can’t shake off…
1982
I watch my first episode of Popeye at home on a black and white TV. Dad laughs more than Mum and I do. Olive Oyl makes me think of the sadness of mown flowers, while Popeye’s can-like muscles remind me of Dad’s rhyme about Jim, the softness of tomatoes and how they don’t hurt a thing unless thrown while still wrapped in a tin![i]
Though life changed after my diabetes diagnosis last year, I think I still love laughter. But I know already that I see things differently to other seven year olds. I decide that I must be adopted and my real name’s Penelope.
I don’t realise it yet, but subconsciously I’ve started to construct my identity in…
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I have become a big fan of writing exercises, particularly ekphrastic ones. I think that these exercises keep me on my toes, get my blood flowing when all I feel is lumpy and stagnant. I like to be challenged as... Continue Reading →
This is one of the greatest gifts I have ever received. An amazing offering from one friend to another, one writer to another. It allowed me to see through the eyes and words and heart of someone I care for... Continue Reading →
This is a poem that reached into my soul today. For me it is about a longing I have felt for ages. For you, it will be whatever it needs to be. That is what great poetry offers, what it... Continue Reading →
I am not an easy person to be friends with. I'm not being self-deprecating. It's not like I'm mean or selfish or particularly high maintenance, but I do have a tendency to disappear, sometimes for long periods of time. ... Continue Reading →
Ink in Thirds does a fun visual prompt challenge every Thursday, called Three Line Thursday. Some of you might really enjoy it. You can check out this weeks prompt here.
Stories From the Edge of Blindness 