A disabled guy's journal of well-being and creativity
Switch the phone off, dim the lights and put your feet up in front of the TV for a couple of hours of movie escapism. Here’s my choice for some quality viewing on a late winter’s evening. I confess here that I’m a sucker for the romantic comedies but there’s also nothing quite like a…
As a child I was active. I enjoyed the outside, football, running, cycling. I was a typical child growing up in England in the late 1970s and early 1980s.As a teenager I started to become aware of who I was. That is to say, who I felt I ‘should’ be. Identity became an important part…
As a kid I formed strong friendships. My mates were everything to me. We fought, played, talked and had the best of times. But adolescence came flooding in and with it a whole set of issues, not least girls. I had a couple of crushes. None of which were realistic. I was the awkward kid…
I recently had the immense pleasure of meeting the fantasy author Alan Garner. His book The Weirdstone of Brisingamen inspired countless authors over the years. Myself included. I’m currently enjoying reading it and deliberately making the time and space available to enjoy it in comfort. There’s a wonderful section through the middle phase of the…