I was in a dream. And in that dream I was walking down a dirt road. I remember thinking that it ought to be yellow. But then I realised that it couldn't be. I was the witch and not the innocent girl. I turned and behind me I saw that the road was crumbling into… Continue reading Shock
Category: Dyslexic tales
Actual events that arise from the dyslexia and how I cope or don’t
Out of my comfort zone…
So today I am doing something that is so completely stressful that I am a nervous wreck. At the moment I look like this: Why? You ask. Well, I am off to do a Chinwag or open mike night at Aberystwyth Arts Centre. And I'm bricking it. Don't get me wrong - I have read… Continue reading Out of my comfort zone…
Belief in your dreams
I have to believe that I will be a writer. It is the 'thing' I love doing and it keeps me sane, but I am up against the same problems as everyone else. There is the ever increasing doubt whether I'm good enough and the thought that my dreams are too far. Sometimes a small… Continue reading Belief in your dreams
Dyslexia and novel writing
I have been having dyslexic problems. Most of the time it is there in the background, just sitting and not doing anything much. I know my limits and I live within them. But I am trying to make a living writing. Now I can write small stuff - the short story is my favourite form… Continue reading Dyslexia and novel writing
Update on Meares Irlen…
A warning really. You see at the moment I am working on some illustrations for Panic Moon, a Doctor Who fan magazine, and I have been sending them across to the editor. Only the last one I did I forgot that I had my filter on the screen... This meant that what I sent out… Continue reading Update on Meares Irlen…
Fated?
I fight everyday against what I ought to do. I ought to live alone I ought to move out from my parents place I ought to look after my dyslexia and not push it I ought to do a job that doesn't hurt my eyes I ought to stay away from the computer screen because… Continue reading Fated?
Colour and Meares-Irlen
I went for testing yesterday and it was suggested that I use a colour filter as I may have Meares-Irlen Syndrome. Not heard of it? Well, if you suffer from dyslexia, ME, epilepsy or get migraines then this might help. It is really easy. You just use a colour filter. I'm not sure how it helps but… Continue reading Colour and Meares-Irlen
Brains… Do I have any?
Today I have spent time being tested for all sorts of things. Why? Well, I decided that I wanted to know. You see, being a dyslexic, I was tested back in 1997... And due to coping strategies I may have changed. I may have got better! It is possible that I am worse. But I… Continue reading Brains… Do I have any?
Fated?
Was I fated to write? Well, because I am dyslexic I was steered away from writing. That made it seem that I would never write. After all, I was never given the option. Today I was having lunch with some friends and one said to another, "When did you start writing?" "Oh, I was very young." And… Continue reading Fated?
Young at Heart
I don't look my age. I never have. At twenty-five I was still being ID'd. Now, people think I might be in my thirties but no-one thinks I am almost forty. I actually keep the grey in my hair so that I am taken seriously. Of course I don't help by dressing in jeans and… Continue reading Young at Heart
Kate Murray - Cleaver 