Daria & Pete

I would enquire, would ask exactly how they all met, but all the members of this party are now dead. … More

Blunt Force

You see things and hear things that “aren’t real” [apparently, according to everybody else but it’s all real to you] … More

I used to resent making my father cups of tea. “Why can’t you just make it yourself?” He’d just stare … More

Excerpt from History of Present Complaint by HLR (Close to the Bone, 2021). To read more, get a copy … More

I don’t need you to kill any spiders. I can buy my own flowers. I prefer to sleep alone. I … More

Brunette, naturally, no longer your crowning glory used to be: ringlets, Disney princess nowadays: burnt straw, coarse rats’ tails “you … More

I’m delighted that poem #2 ‘Bones’ from my WIP (my second full-length prosetry collection Anatomy of a Disordered Personality) has … More

I’m delighted to announce that I am the winner of The Desmond O’Grady International Poetry Competition 2021! The competition is … More

– hits a policeman in the face – forgets what humans are – believes she’s a microwave meal – wins … More

It’s finally here! My debut prosetry collection History of Present Complaint is officially out now in paperback and e-book! <3 … More