Finding magic in everyday life — I’ve always wondered what a writer’s home looked like. Rooms full of libraries, books that span across shelves, a reading corner, a warm fireplace, something a little reminiscent of the Beast’s library. A few months ago, I got a chance to see such a home with my very own eyes…

I was in my last year of high school when I experienced my first bout of writing anxiety. A sudden, overwhelming panic that I couldn’t write, that I wasn’t good at writing. I was sitting the end of year exams. The all-important exam that would get me into university. Halfway…

Eight weeks. 20,000 words. 20% pay cut. Wishing I had something that couldn’t be taken away from me. This advice is for the 9-5ers out there who want to make something happen, but don’t have the time. Receiving the news that I would get a 20% pay cut during lockdown…

Every morning, to get to work, I drive past a lagoon. At exactly 8:00 a.m the surface of the lagoon is 180 degrees, flat and calm, producing a mirror-like effect. I've driven past this lagoon at different times of the day: 8:15 a.m, 9:00 a.m, 12:00 p.m, and 5:45 p.m…