Hello and nice to meet you! — I was tagged in this prompt by Linda Ng and thought it would be fun to delve into how and why I started writing — which as Linda says, is a great way to learn about and support other writers and why they’re here on Medium doing what they’re doing. Why did you start writing? …

(But probably weren’t going to ask anyway) — Thanks to Linda Ng for tagging me in this different sort of About Me type article (you can read Linda’s article at the bottom of this piece!). I’m actually kinda boring. Or I think so anyway. And my husband also sometimes reminds me of that too (mainly because I like…

a journey of Post-Traumatic Growth — On January 3rd 2021, I learned that my aunt had passed away from the colon cancer that she had been diagnosed with just around a year before. She was only 62. My dad texted me to let me know, although not the best way to receive news like that. …

A: Don’t! We writers are like delicate flowers or fragile snowflakes. We don’t take criticism well. Or at least, personally speaking, I don’t. Even if it’s given kindly, it feels like a knife to the heart. …

Every choice is valid — People like me who are childfree by choice can be made to feel like they are the scum of the earth, by the judging looks from strangers, or “your clock must be ticking!” We’re made to feel like not wanting children is wrong and something we need to rectify ASAP…

Please, please don’t — Do you ever have people — sometimes strangers and sometimes people you know — say things to you that make you wonder: why on earth are you saying that? Do you hear yourself? I am so insulted/offended! Are there some things people say that really push your buttons? Perhaps people…

Death has changed the way I think about life. It’s not something I thought about much before my mom’s passing in December 2015. I’d lost my grandfathers from both sides long before then, but they were elderly, so even though I was sad, it was a natural and expected thing…

how death has helped me live — They say when someone dies you are irrevocably changed — that a part of you dies as well. That may be true, but for me, it’s also the day that a part of me came to life. My mom died the day before she was due to be released from…

Welcome to my profile — January 2022 — About me I have always been a writer — first and foremost of fiction (mainly steampunk/dystopian/post-apocalyptic) but the last few years I’ve ventured into non-fiction that has a wide range of topics as you’ll see below. Read my About Me to learn more, well, about me! My most read articles I mainly write about mental health…