Category Archives: Journeys
And then I landed
09/12/09
Kolkata
If you’ve ever watched The Jungle Book, you might be able to form yourself up a fairly good image of my first view of Kolkata. The ground emerged from beneath misty aeroplane haze. I saw luscious, jungly clusters of palm trees and odd, irregular-shaped houses. Deep jewels glistened and shimmered in the ground, eventually revealing [...]
Taste of India
This Tuesday, I’ll be jumping on a plane and flying out to Kolkata, India. Why? Because Child In Need Institute (CINI) have asked me to write an article on the work they do to support malnourished families. I’ll be finding out what it’s like to be a mother in a country where a child dies [...]
Too Pretty for Wheels
I hate wheelchairs. I hate how they look. I hate how people make an extra effort to catch your eye and smile at you when you’re in one but don’t actually know how to hold a conversation with you anymore. I hate how everyone’s afraid to mention it but you can tell it’s on their [...]
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Watch Me Dance!
It’s been a year! A year since Abi miraculously stood up and learned to move her poor disabled body all over again. A whole year of fun and games and living the life she loves!
I just wanted to step out of third person for a moment to say a huge thank you to all those wonderful people who were [...]
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Poetry on the Fort!
Just got back from a full-length poetry sesh on an island fort just off the South Coast. Lasers, hippies and amazing rugs were had by all.
Highlights for me included being able to perform next to a fuck-off huge cannon, lots of boat rides and an impromptu MC session over the top of a whole load of [...]
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Victoria Memorial…