For the past week I've been working as a performer on C90 Qawwali with a fantastic team at Stan's Cafe. It was put together in 5 days as...

For National Poetry Day I thought I'd share poems about Carers. One I made with a group of Carers a few years ago and another is from my...

Listen to Stand By Your Nan Apple Podcast Charts featured - few weeks ago Nan ranked at no. 4 in Malta (come on GB, let's get up the...

Was your gran an Invisible Nan? How are older women changing today? This episode asks what we can do about the disappearance of our...

https://standbyyournan.podbean.com/ So pleased to share the trailer for the upcoming series Stand By Your Nan - my stand up show has been...

The easiest ways to start writing are like anything else – just begin. But how? Some of my favourite starter exercises are so simple you...

This curious picture of me was drawn during a creative writing workshop I ran in Leicester in 2019. My eyes are like binoculars glaring...

The background to this is an everyday tragedy. My Dad died last year at the beginning of lockdown. I've been struggling with putting...

The very brilliant Arts Council England have granted me funding to produce, perform and write a podcast of Stand By Your Nan my popular...

I have spruced up this website with a glorious new look - but please bear with me as details are added. I've been working in the arts all...

Stop believing in writer's block and believe that you can do 10 minutes a day of anything. Start scribbling. Buy a notebook, make a mark...