Journal
A Writing Retreat
At the end of February I won a place on a week-long writing retreat at The Arvon Foundation in Shropshire.
American Pioneers: A journey around east coast eco-communities
We are circling the Blue Ridge Mountains in a car packed with sleeping bags, tent, dresses, and emergency granola bars.
Refuge Vow
I took refuge with Lama Shempen in North Wales in May 2016, aged 28.
Lured Away
I am driving four hours south, from Porto in the north of Portugal, to the medieval hilltop town…
Scorpio Baby
It’s Friday evening and the town is quiet. I walk out to Stapleton along an ancient green-lane…
Starbucks
For a while I have felt a hundred years old, out of touch, distracted entirely by…
France
Once upon a time you meandered south, through France…
Full Moon at Felin Uchaf
The beaches here are vast and empty. Mottled pink seaweed catches between bare toes
Deep Clean Summer
I can hear somebody chainsawing up wood, in a garden across the street from my studio…
Ordinary Magic: A Homebirth in Lockdown
April is warm, and brighter than usual, each morning bringing clear skies and bare limbs.
A Comeback
For the last few years I have hidden my words within myself, making way for relationships…