diary
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An inspired writing task discussing my thoughts and feelings from 5 minutes to midnight on New Year’s Eve and ending 5 minutes past midnight on New Year’s Day.
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When August brought about an unexpected event, it was reaffirmed that 2023 is just a strange year. At first I filled the kitchen with good food, fruits and vegetables and sweeter things that comfort me, knowing how important it would be to keep my body strong. After a couple of days I realised I had…
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I don’t remember the world without you It has faded like a dream, from which I woke up, and thought, Thank God it was only a dream.
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I am on the train back to London when I finish What Writers Read. The small book sits in my lap and I pick up my notebook immediately. Words are spilling out of me, flying across the page like they’ve danced themselves from the pen. Sometimes you just have to see where the music takes…
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My blog just turned six years old. For six years this blog has seen me write my heart out; write about anything I could think of just for practise; move homes; learn new skills; alter my view of the world; celebrate my love for books and of course, writing. Naturally there’s been a lot of…
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There’s a sun breaking through the cloudiest of my thoughts. At the start of this year it quickly became clear to me that I needed to prioritise my happiness above everything and I feel more myself than I have done in a couple of years. Visiting Paris was definitely a turning point in both my…
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Before the new year is upon us, I hope to summarise a few thoughts I am ending 2022 with. I understand this time of year can be daunting and so I hope they might bring some comfort to anyone out there who needs it. Change can be an emotional minefield to navigate. This year more…
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I have been embracing life to the point where I feel I don’t have time to live. Inside of me there is an insatiable hunger to learn more, create more, see more of the world. Beside me is the notebook I have just spent some hours writing ideas in. I was inspired by Charlotte Moore’s…
Hannah M. Clipston 