Feb 3, 2022Take BackTake back drowning in ocean blue eyes. Take back my beauty in breath taking skies. Take back your mouth on my mouth, breathing us in. Rewind the circles your fingers traced on my skin. Pack up your room. Dismantle your bed. Swap sheets soaked with sweat for ice-cold dawn instead. Retrace each step, tuck in outstretched arms. Call off the storm and bring back the calm. Return my lip from your teeth,Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Nov 4, 2021Trauma BondI didn’t expect it to be you, after all these years of pain and hurt To be the one to turn on the light guiding me back to that part of myself too long left to wither, shamed in the dirt. * I didn’t expect it to be you but…Poem1 min readPoem1 min read
Mar 12, 2021DoubleyouGeorge and Clemmie’s mother was driving, dangerously close to running out of petrol. Again. The dial crept closer and closer to “E” for empty which meant they would need to look between the sofa cushions for coins again, excavating them from their crumby hiding places. George stared out of the…Childhood11 min readChildhood11 min read
May 15, 2018Pretend You Love Me“My type?” I pull the cardigan, worn thin from over love, tighter around my shoulders. It hangs in a stringy silver web and does nothing to keep me warm. I answer Anna’s question with a squint because the sun is just falling into the sea behind her. “Same as always…Love2 min readLove2 min read
Mar 2, 2018Never Date a Writer. Don’t Make Friends with one EitherHowever, if you insist, make sure you’re nice to them. Really nice. Unless you want every crappy thing you’ve ever said or done to them written down in all its staggering brutality. Because, more often than not, you are our material. Aside from a tattered moleskine, the perfect roller ball…Writing6 min readWriting6 min read
Published inCurate Magazine·Apr 13, 2017Ghandi Was a Culture HackerBy Louisa Penny. Written for Curate Magazine Issue 5: Process — It all began with a little research for one of my regular writing gigs. I generate content for a monthly blog aimed at creatives, and if I’m stuck for an idea I often turn to the internet for interesting subjects and concepts to inspire or challenge creativity. Recently that search…Process7 min readProcess7 min read
Oct 2, 2015A Cage went in search of a Bird — Why boundaries are important to creativity.A Cage went in search of a Bird — Why boundaries are important to creativity. The story goes like this; George Harrison wanted to write a song, unfortunately the muse had gone for a walk on that particular day and wasn’t returning his calls. He decided to pick up a…Creativity3 min readCreativity3 min read
