Viva Las Vegas, Adios Sobriety? I’d run out of excuses to have a drink, I’d stopped examining those and knew they weren’t all that they claimed to be. They were just lies. So when an excuse popped up into my head I saw it off, gave it no time, I let it pass through and… Continue reading Viva Las Vegas, Adios Sobriety?
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My Binding
Today I attended a Flight of Ideas workshop with artist Beth Hopkins, facilitated by Bethlem Gallery. It is a collaboration between researchers at King’s College, London and Beth to work with people with experience of Bipolar Disorder to look at writing a self-binding advance directive to make decisions about mental health crisis treatment and care.… Continue reading My Binding
I Do Not Drink
Start of blog / notes: I Do Not Drink. End of Blog. Additional notes / thoughts: If it can be this simple then why don’t I try to keep it this simple. ‘I do not drink’. Why let the question of having a drink take up all that head space again? A beautiful space in… Continue reading I Do Not Drink
The Urge to Splurge
The Urge to Splurge (May 2021) Since going sober, almost eighteen months ago, I’ve noticed that the urges to have a drink come and go in varying degrees. Sometimes it feels like I’m having to actively deal with an urge every day and from early afternoon until bedtime. There are other times when I suddenly… Continue reading The Urge to Splurge
And I Would Roll 500 Miles
I suppose the 500 days have been a journey of sorts, a journey that I’m still travelling. For me it is the best road to be on.
An Introduction to My Novel Writing Progress
I did a couple of short story creative writing courses a few years ago with the fabulous Jackie Buxton (Tea and Chemo, Glass Houses) and then went on to do ‘A Novel in a Year’ course. I have always loved writing but never had the confidence to do anything with it until I started writing… Continue reading An Introduction to My Novel Writing Progress