Hi Biscuit Breakers! I am currently switching between 5 different jobs today as I am taking over First Story's Instagram page alongside my wonderful best friend Sophie. But that didn't stop me from still participating in this weeks #WriteFromHome workshop run by Andrew McMillan. This week we were focusing on describing Abstract Nouns, so things... Continue Reading →
Biblio-arbre Haibun
Hi Biscuit Breakers! Yay, I'm finally getting the hang of just writing the blog post before I forget... This week's #WriteFromHome workshop was held by the brilliant Malika Booker. She is an award winning poet and is also a mentor for the Writing Squad which I am lucky to be a member of. The theme... Continue Reading →
Our Shadows
Okay, today is not going to be my usual cheery self. I've seen and read too much over the last few days to not ignore how I feel. In some ways I feel deeply saddened that racism towards the black community, which has been inherent in society for too long STILL exists. But the support... Continue Reading →
Anything Goes
I'm aware that I had a seriously forgetful brain yesterday. I forgot to post my weekly Wednesday #WriteFromHome and I also forgot to attend an English class on zoom. I blame my energy in finishing Pride and Prejudice, which I got so invested in, I practically forgot everything else. So! Without wasting anymore time in... Continue Reading →
A Note From the Humble Hair Tie
It's Week 2 of our Wednesday Writing with First Story and National Writing Day. Today's theme was 'Objects' and I have to say if you only do one of these workshops, definitely try the Metaforaging. It was so much fun! Below is one of my works where I took the personality of a hair tie.... Continue Reading →
These Hands
Today's poem is inspired by the First Story writing workshop held by Cecilia Knapp. I am working with First Story to spread the message to get everybody writing each Wednesday and using the hashtag #WriteFromHome to share their work on Twitter and Instagram. To view the full video, see below and have a go! https://www.youtube.com/embed/tK81v1su-r0... Continue Reading →
Biscuit Breaks 