I have a funny brain. Not funny ha-ha, but funny peculiar. The wiring is weird for one and sometimes I can't grasp stuff easily, like reading or the difference between seeing and watching... That is a huge difference... Imagine in the conversation saying you have seen Brad Pit instead of watching him on the TV.… Continue reading Dream-catcher
Tag: memoir
Cereal Toys
Do you remember when you used to get toys in the packets of cereal? As a kid I would love to make portions and perfumes. Then I started to get into properties of liquids and solids. There was one experiment where I mixed a few household ingredients and ended up with a thick mass. It… Continue reading Cereal Toys
To truly see
"Look at me," the teacher said. "Look at me," said a friend. "Look at me," said a boss. "Look at me," said a customer. Look at me. They were the words that followed me around until I was twenty. Then finally a friend asked something that no one had. "Why can't you look at me?"… Continue reading To truly see
Trick or Treat – a short story
Trick or treat, what come with the sweet will sometimes leave a sour aftertaste. #amwriting #shortstory #memoir
To dance is an awfully big adventure – a short story
To dance, I love it, even if I'm pretty bad. But dance gave me more than that. #dance #amwriting #writing #shortstory
Love and hate – a short story
Love and Hate is a #shortstory with perhaps a bit of #truth behind it. #bullying #life #amwriting
My Birthday Trip
It was my birthday!!!! Now normally it would pass quietly and with no hassle but this year I have a fella, a guy who decided it was time to celebrate my birthday. Now I know he will hate this but here he is - my Roland... He will be cropping up in my photos... So… Continue reading My Birthday Trip
Shine
The world has to shine... For me anyway. Last year ended on a bad note. I was left broken, both physically and mentally. I knew that there would be triggers. That I would be doing something I usually do and then I'd be hit by panic or anxiety, either a feeling or a physical symptom.… Continue reading Shine
Crossing
I once had a friend in university. The first I went to, so this would have been Derby. I lived on the top floor and pretty much was scared out of my wits. I mean I had never been away from home and there I was in a flat surrounded by strangers, sharing a bathroom… Continue reading Crossing
Artifical
I have issues that mean I find it difficult to read other peoples expressions and feelings. What can seem like a fake smile to a someone else I will see as genuine. I can't see it. I have tried but it is difficult. I have very little facial recognition and have lost friends because I've… Continue reading Artifical
Kate Murray - Cleaver 