If you haven’t already, then now is the time to write your book. It’s not about becoming an author (though it is that too), it’s about writing your book so your ideas can reach people. Ideas, the explorations of the human mind and the thoughts that stretch us,...
Last time Trump won, in 2016, I encouraged, rallied, gave the pep talk. I called you to stand up, be loud, be the change you wanted to see in the world. I said it was more important than ever to hold the light, have your say, raise your voice. And it was. But this...
Oh October. You sly, sneaky little month. Just hanging out like “nothing to see here, it’s just me. Just your friend October.” We’re in between the extremes: not quite summer in the southern hemi, not quite winter in the north. Just an in between sort of vibe. And...
I’m angry because Sinéad O’Connor is dead. I’m angry because she wasn’t looked after, when she should have been. I’m angry because all the effort; the pain; the raising of her voice; the effort to keep looking at the pain of the world when looking away would be...
I’ve been thinking lately about my life – must come with being in my mid-40s – and it occurred to me that I wasn’t giving myself main character status in my own life. I think that’s something that happens to a lot of people who are enculturated as women in our society...
