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Still Around…
I’m still around, just tackling an ear infection and dealing with the symptoms brought on by the antibiotics. Who knew antibiotics were so rubbish? Anyway, apart from the earache leading to ear...
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A Very Long Engagement.
Eleven years ago, I found myself waiting at the beginning of a train platform at Kings Cross with my Mum and Sister, with butterflies and nerves dancing in my stomach. The train was from Edinburgh, and...
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Writers Interviews: Cathy Heffernan.
Cathy Heffernan is a Deaf journalist from Dublin, who has written and worked for the Guardian and has extensive experience directing and producing in television and documentaries. What kind of writing...
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Embodiment.
Part of being human means living in our bodies. For some, their body is a huge part of their personality – for other it isn’t, or it feels restrictive, or they can’t or don’t appreciate what they have....
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A Bit of Friday Inspiration.
I’m falling asleep at the keyboard but its been a brilliant week, full of inspiration, and new beginnings. In particular, I’m growing into my role as Editor at Deaf Unity, and in the next few weeks...
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Just Kids.
A couple of weeks ago, I was reading Patti Smith’s book, her account of the late 60′s and early 70′s in New York, and her lifelong friendship and creative partnership with Robert Mapplethorpe. I...
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Monday Night Inspiration: Starting a New Project.
Do you ever find that sometimes everything feels a bit stale and you’re feeling a little bored with things? Or maybe you miss those childhood days when you were free to create and mess around with...
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Writing Advice Series: Making Time.
In my time, I’ve read a lot of different advice about making the time for writing, or creative endeavours. A lot of the time, it seems that people say things like ‘I wish I had the time’ or ‘I need to...
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Monday Night Inspiration: The Art of Asking.
If you watch the above video, Amanda Palmer’s TED talk (she’s the lead singer for the Dresden Dolls and also Neil Gaiman’s wife), you might be feeling inspired but also wondering what this means for...
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Monday Night Inspiration: I’m Still Learning.
Today and over the last week, I’ve been thinking about my learning curve through different aspects of social right movements and causes. For example, I’ve been thinking about how people have different...
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Monday Night Inspiration: Hope.
I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the...
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Monday Night Inspiration: A Month of Instagram.
I hope you’ve all had a brilliant chocolate weekend! It’s the first of April today – and although the days and daylight is getting longer, there is still a bitter chill in the air. Last month I did a...
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Fantasy.
I like nonsense. It wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living. ~ Dr Seuss. Nonsensical Face. Dr Seuss: 10 Life Lessons From the Legendary Children’s Author. Roald Dahl and...
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Monday Night Inspiration: Texture.
Today I’ve been thinking about photography and how it shows the texture of our lives. Instagram feeds are like a tapestry – a tapestry of our interests, the things we notice, the people and places we...
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Innocents of Oppression by Nick Sturley.
I finished reading Innocents of Oppression about a week and a half ago, and I just didn’t quite know how to review it. It is an immense achievement, because it tells the story of a group of boys at a...
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Monday Night Inspiration: Love.
Love what you do and do what you love. Don’t listen to anyone else who tells you not to do it. You do what you want, what you love. Imagination should be the centre of your life. – Ray Bradbury. The...
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Speaking Up.
Reblogged from Stars and Rainbows: Wow. Over the past couple of weeks, so much has been bubbling within me, to the point where I've gone beyond feeling angry about things, and am now trying to use...
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Hope Bird.
Sometimes when I’m doing my re-blogging on Tumblr, and endlessly scrolling through the dashboard, I come across something that makes me feel – ‘yes, this is important.’ It’s a simple way of saying –...
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My Life List…
“You’ve got this life and while you’ve got it, you’d better kiss like you only have one moment, try to hold someone’s hand like you will never get another chance to, look into people’s eyes like...
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Monday Night Inspiration: Quiet.
‘We know from myths and fairy tales that there are many different kinds of powers in this world. One child is given a light saber, another a wizard’s education. The trick is not to amass all the...
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