This exhaustion of January has leadened the sinews of my calf muscles so the stairs in my flat are insurmountable, it holds me in the gro...

What do you think of when you hear the word 'Benefits'? Benefits. 'A payment made by the state or an insurance scheme to someone entitled...

Lately, I spend long stretches of my time standing at our living room window. It is wide and the views are vast, and though this winter t...

When I was studying for my MA, one of our assignments was to 'respond to a piece of art.' Easy enough, but I began to worry, was hesitant...

Written 2012 (!) Originally published in [SMITHS] magazine As an English Literature graduate it would be a wild claim if I were to deny a...