What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain. How are you? How's you pain level? How are you feeling? These are the questions I dread from those I don't know because my autistic brain wants to answer them properly. I have only just recently learnt that you are meant to say that you… Continue reading You look a little pale
Tag: Dyslexia
Words…
If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why? There are many words that I hate, most of them seen as slurs or controversial. Just like the ones that have just been cut from Roald Dahl's books. Fat is one I hate, but at the same time should… Continue reading Words…
Hold on.
What advice would you give to your teenage self? Me, as a teenager, standing at the top pf the stairs and screaming until I was empty of sound. My family so used to it that they did not even bat an eyelid. My family being perplexed as to why I was like I was. My… Continue reading Hold on.
Nation Cymru
So, it appears I may be writing for Nation Cymru... I think it is a column once a month, but goodness it is a boost when I needed it. After the problem with the PhD I have been a little sad about the writing. Is it good enough? Am I good enough? Well, it looks… Continue reading Nation Cymru
Nerves, Papers and Academia
When I was a kid my teacher told me not to try going to become a vet because I just wouldn't make it. At the time I was struggling through GCSEs and trying to pick my A-Level subjects. I chose to follow the arts, because I'm good at it and It seemed easy. But I… Continue reading Nerves, Papers and Academia
Writing Retreats and Free Apples
So I was invited on a BAME and marginalised voices writing retreat. It was for those who are under-represented in the writing and publishing world. I guess ideally this would never have come about because no one would be on the edges and left out. The reality though is that I am less likely to… Continue reading Writing Retreats and Free Apples
Nervous
I get nervous all the time. It happens as I sit in my workshop or out when I'm walking, shopping or being with friends. Don't get me wrong there is nothing that has changed except I have friends. Five years ago I would have been hard pushed to name five, now they are everywhere and… Continue reading Nervous
Centre
Find your centre... That is the best advice I have ever been given. Find that place where you are you and relax into it. The first time I tried I laughed. Where I'm me? But I'm always me... It made no sense. I get frustrated at language and not being able to put the words… Continue reading Centre
Clumsy
I am super clumsy... I have a condition called dyspraxia and one of it's many quirks is that I can't balance. Not at all. When I was eleven it took my mum six months to teach me how to balance on a bike. We were living in a large town at the time and on… Continue reading Clumsy
New Kit
I like to stay up with new aids for dyslexics... I mean I have to because I make money at writing and I can't sit at the computer for hours on end and not get anything done, or work too slowly. My real bug bear is the keyboard. Why is it that I can type… Continue reading New Kit
Kate Murray - Cleaver 