Canoeing

15th June Wet day today – only managed four hours in the boat before having to set up camp. It’s wet in the tent too but at least it’s slightly more bearable in here and I’m not battling a rampant current. I’m going to try to read while there’s still some semblance of light, I’ve nearly …

A Letter To My Smile

TRIGGER WARNING: Mentions of depression, alcoholism, and self-harm  I think this might be stupid, but then I think a lot of this crap they ask me to do in therapy is stupid. Grandma always said that if something is worth anything then it’s going to take work, and sometimes that work might seem stupid at …

Diary

There's a stack of secrets, Some scribbled and some neatly printed, Interrupted by leaflets, photographs and various scrap of adjacent papers. Bound in pretty covers, Made from soft materials, In vibrant and muted colours alike. Hidden in a box, Tucked in the back corner under a bed, With a thin film of dust for protection. …

Dear Diary

Hey Butterbeans, As you might have guessed from the title of the piece this one's about my diary, and no I don't mean this blog - that would be a very public diary. I'm not sure if you picked up on it in some of those travelling posts (all those years ago 😭) but I …

Hitlist Hat Trick 🤾🏼‍♂️

Heya guys, This shouldn't really count as a hat trick because I've actually done them over several weeks but life's been to hectic to actually post them. A few weeks ago I hit my 1 year writing daily in my diary! Some days I've literally written a line, and that line's been "too tired, tell …