Find your next favourite read here! — Reading 52 books in 2021 exposed me to an array of fantastic topics, from Ultra Marathons to Crime Thrillers to classic Self-Help books. I worked my way through all kinds of genres and am now presenting you my Top 10 Books of 2021, featuring a healthy mix of everything. …

Exploring the UK by scanning the horizon and following its lead — I don’t know when it started The urge to see the world from the opposite side From shore to water From water to shore Nothing more exhilarating than the bobbing on waves in a small boat, holding as still as the water allows, and watch the spot tightly one just stood a few moments…

And how its discovery is already changing my life — Before 2021 I had, what I would call, an average level of awareness when it came to running and all the competitions surrounding it. …

You are now the smell of bonfire in the cold spring night The last ray of sunshine in the dimming evening light The first sip of prosecco when you’re already intoxicated And the lingering love from foreign words not yet translated You’re the movement under my hands, so silently, so slow Too gentle, too good, our kiss chasing an eternal glow You are the softness of the blanket on the morning dew The sheltering serenity of our rainy rendezvous

A Poem about …Piercings? — I once had a nightmare. I pierced both my ears Along their edges A million times Until they were more holes Than flesh that listens And I woke up in cold sweat Disgusted by the image That my ears could hold any more Than two golden rings. Now I’m…

Simple ideas to minimize noise and focus on your work or to-do list How crochet taught me more isn’t always better Whilst living in long-term tenancies, surrounded by all my lovely things I had this huge box of wool. My guilty pleasure was frequently adding more yarn to it, despite knowing I probably have enough for the coming…

Captain’s Log #005 — Today has been a weird day. Not awful in itself, not fantastic enough to proclaim, just kind of in the middle, out there somewhere. I was unsure of the tasks I should complete today, all mundane chores already done and my new projects not planned out yet. But it was…

Captain’s Log #004 — As I embark on a mission to the post office, I wander through Blackpool’s streets, determined to find the road less travelled — at least by me. Too often have I walked the same way, and frankly I was getting bored of it. Standing at a traffic light, I gaze…

England’s fascination with foreign accents and the mistrust in national dialects — Explosions everywhere, children are crying. I swoop in with my super powers and lift the car of the endangered family, saving their lifes and hope for a future. I yell: “Come on, get out of here, it’s not safe!” Everyone pauses. And then… “Oh, where is that accent from?” Danger…