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I have an itch. It’s aggravated by beads of sweat dripping slowly down my back. A fly starts buzzing near my ear, drifting close and...

When I was young my life was full of magic. Fairies were real. Impossible things could magically happen and so much of the world around...

How to relax

My legs dangle on either side of the seat and my hands grip tightly to the handle in front of me. I can smell sun-baked metal and freshly...

I had a problem and it felt very uncomfortable. I should have been better - at least that’s what my mind told me. You wouldn’t have...

I lay on the grass in my garden next to the river, soaking up the warm sunshine. Every few minutes Milky (my ever playful doggy...

When I was growing up, my Nana was adamant that any more water in the bath than the height of your hand was too much. That was probably...

I once thought it would be a great idea to hike a steep hill on a hot, hot Australian day.  I’m not sure quite what got into me that day...

There’s one road that I drive on every few months that always distracts me. It’s in a deep valley and the landscape expands outwards in...

I tried to look away but there was something so compelling about watching her. Or rather watching the life she was (half) experiencing...

If only I’d remembered my PE kit it would never have happened. My mum had sent my middle brother (I’m one of 5 siblings!) to collect it...

Sunday afternoon and I stand back from my handiwork. The sun is streaming in through the skylight in my kitchen and the birds are...

When I was In primary school I loved to write stories. I used to fill pages and pages and pages. I really remember writing a story about...

I couldn’t move. There was no pain, just an emptiness. I closed my eyes and sensed into my body. Everything felt disconnected. It was...

When my dad was growing up he was desperate to join the police. He was bought up in North Yorkshire at a time when the school system...

I looked out of my window and I could see the sky bursting with colour. The clouds looked almost luminous as the light backlit them,...

My dog is ridiculously clever and also unbelievably foolish! I'll give you some examples. She can break out of my house in a heartbeat: ...

Cooking is not my greatest strength. I try hard and I mean well but often it doesn’t go to plan. One day, I decided to surprise my...

You can ride the storms The rain pours down my window as I type this and the autumn leaves that have fallen are drenched. They create...