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Creative self-loathing
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about how doing anything worthwhile is (usually) hard work. Like writing, renovations on a new (old) house, being married, raising tiny humans, the art of making good sourdough bread and the list goes on and on and on. I’m going to focus on writing (but I think this analogy…
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Recommended Reads 2018
In 2018 I decided to document of all the books I’ve read throughout the year (you can see the complete list over on Goodreads) but in this post I try to narrow down the list to a handful of the best. The kind of books that have made a big impact on my year, helped…
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It’s all about courage
Towards the end of the year, I start panicking about all the things I had promised myself I’d do but haven’t even started. This isn’t a one-time thing. It happens every year. In January, I’ll have these grand plans about all the projects I’m going to finish, the book I’m going to write, the instrument…
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Finding Tracy Island
When I was a kid I loved to make things. My mum saved all the toilet rolls and jam jars. I watched every episode of Art Attack and Tony Hart. In 1992, all those loo roles finally became useful when I created Tracy Island, the Thunderbird’s home and hideaway, alongside Anthea Turner and thousands of…
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In Our World
We breathe, we cry, we see, we move, in our world. We sleep, we wake, we work, we learn, in our world. We love, we hate, we struggle, we hope, in our world. We grow. we change, we slow down, we stop… we lived in our world.
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On Expectation
Imagine that you wake up tomorrow and everything is new. You’re experiencing everything for the very first time. The way the sunlight enters the room. The sound of the birds. The feel of the cotton sheets on your skin. All of these experiences are rich and unexplored; new and exciting. You have no expectations of…
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On the Power of Poetry
Every night when I was a kid, my parents and I would read a bedtime story or poem together. I loved this special together-time at the end of the day. Recently I’ve rekindled my passion for poetry, reading one or two poems each night before bed. It has a soothing effect. Perhaps momentarily transporting me back to a…
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Words on the wall
This is your life. Make your own path. Do at least one thing you LOVE everyday. Invest in those who invest in you. If your friends don’t have time for you, get new ones. Smile more – it’s contagious. Collect maps; they remind you that life is about the journey, not the end destination. Attitude…
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The writing on the wall
I love quotes. I love reading them. I love sharing them. I love copying them into my notebooks or onto notecards. This is a passion I share with Raymond Carver. He liked to write out quotes on index cards and tape them to the wall near his desk. Over the years, I’ve taped several words…
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Nicola Gaskell 