Journalism and radio
In 2019 I was thrilled to have my radio script Fixed chosen for the Page to Podcast competition and produced by the talented students of the Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts. Fixed is a 20min sci-fi play which asks what might happen if the obesity crisis was fixed just a little too quickly… You can listen to the play on Apple or Spotify. (Trigger warning for eating disorders and fertility issues)
I’ve written for a few magazines on a range of subjects from travel to mythology. Two highlights below.
In 2016 I did a three month blogging ‘residency’ at women’s writing magazine Mslexia, entitled The Pram in the Hall, where I argued that Cyril Connolly was wrong: rather than children ruining your creative chances, they can enhance them, as you experience a change in priorities, a rush of creativity and a new-found lack of fear. I also looked at how we can harness the same creative triggers without children around. You can access the PDFs here:
Playing with the Elements, which focused on how children and families can interact with fire, water, earth and air. You can download the PDFs of these articles below or visit the Pinterest boards I set up for this series, which each have over fifty ideas for fun activities linked to each element. Happy playtime!