It's the last day of 2016 and it has been one of highs and lows. I have been so happy that I felt like I could float and at the same time I have been so down and fearful that the world has almost crushed me. It has been a year of extremes. I guess… Continue reading Hopeful
Month: December 2016
Mope
I try not to. I hate to mope. But I am a perfectionist. And the result is that I can do a drawing and then mope about it for ages because I think it isn't good enough. It happens with the writing as well. I have over 50 unfinished blogs because I thought they weren't… Continue reading Mope
Bounty
It has just turned into Christmas Day here, and at last I am relaxed. The mincemeat slices are made and the Christmas presents are wrapped and finished. I have just had a glass of Baileys and have ushered in the day with a grin. Really this last month has been hell but I am finding… Continue reading Bounty
Conundrum
Two sides to a story, two people stood opposite each other yelling their truth. Which do you believe? In the eyes of the law you are innocent until proven guilty, but what does that actually mean? What if the person in question is guilty but is found innocent? Does the victim immediately stop being a… Continue reading Conundrum
Flee
Have you ever had something happen to you that makes you so scared that you ignore the situation? I mean, so bad that it just can't be analysed. You can't think about it. Even though you are still in the situation it is as if your whole being shuts down. Perhaps if you look in… Continue reading Flee
Mystical
I write about dragons and magic... And yet the most mystical thing that happened this weekend was at a book fair. As usual the weather was filthy yesterday. I mean really tipping it down. I always seem to do a book fair in a rain storm. So the day was almost over and I have… Continue reading Mystical
Abide
There are rules in life. They litter our space like a ton of confetti. Be nice Don't hurt anyone, Love others Smile Always be polite Rules... A lot of them and we have to abide by them all. What if one rule is broken then? What if you get hurt in the process? Does that… Continue reading Abide
Treasure
Lately I have been ill... Really ill. The kind of sickness that leaves you unable to move and barely think. In fact, I am only just coming out of it and I keep finding myself so desperately tired that I am worried I have caught something else. It was just a tonsillitis infection, no big… Continue reading Treasure
Kate Murray - Cleaver 