Game of Thrones v Discworld: Forget Daenerys Targaryen –Sybil Ramkin is the REAL Mother of Dragons

I wrote this guest post on Game of Thrones vs Discworld a while back but it ended up not getting used, but it’s too much fun not to share. So ask yourself: who is the REAL Mother of Dragons? (Warning: contains spoilers if you are not up to date with Game of Thrones). Ah, these […]

On letting loneliness be – and why we can all feel disconnected in a linked up world

I feel like I have blogged a lot about mental health this year – in no small part because the world has seemed to be making a concerted effort to make us all anxiety-ridden wrecks. But also because I hope that, in continuing to talk about it, I am helping, even in a tiny way, […]

September fresh starts and why you have always probably achieved more than you think

I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions any more. January is smack in the middle of my busiest time of year, it’s always bloody cold or raining, and everyone around me is undertaking a detox, which only makes me want to surrender myself more to Bacchanalian excess, provided such excess can be carried out from the […]