When @JadeAWaters tweeted her list of words that she loved a few weeks ago, I was surprised to see how many of them were medical or scientific words – amoeba, pancreas, prophylactic, parasite, collagenous. It reminded me how words can have different resonances depending on their context. I am a scientist of sorts so I […]
Read more "Myopia…"Those who are London-based are probably aware that Battersea Arts Centre was largely destroyed in an enormous fire last week. It is not only the tragic loss of a really beautiful building, but the arts centre was the venue for some very interesting productions. The fundraising for the repairs is well underway and, if you’re […]
Read more "Darkness…"I might be a bit too much of a newcomer to be jumping onto the #EuphOff bandwagon, particularly as I’m not certain that I have written enough erotica to have earned the right to mock it yet…but it looked really fun and, after choking back inappropriate laughter when the man in Halfords helping me change […]
Read more "Hammering it home…"And everytime I go to bedAn image of you flickers in my headAnd everytime I fall asleepAn image of you flows in my dreams– Flickers, London Grammar *** I wrote this a while ago while making the most of my own insomnia and, as it seemed to fit the brief, thought I’d enter it into […]
Read more "Giving Up Sleep…"Sad but true…sex is not as rife in hospitals as medical dramas would have you believe! It is only one of many inaccuracies, and perhaps less serious than the factual errors, but still remains frustrating. So I’m left to imagine illicit liaisons instead… He pushed her backwards into the cupboard with such force that she […]
Read more "This is not a real night shift…"So I got a bit carried away watching the tennis this morning and, in the spirit of continuing my experiment with putting secret thoughts into documented words, thought I’d try writing some fiction again. I’m not sure what I think of it now it’s done but I certainly enjoyed writing it so let me know what you think. […]
Read more "Game, set and match…"