sorry for the long message
complexity and being a long-form human in a short-form world
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(aka: Turns Out Being Autistic Isn’t All Bad) It’s perhaps a shame that the person who invented this chose a day in LGBTQIA+ Pride Month — this is a wholly separate thing. Many of us do have queer identities, but today, for us, is simply about celebrating our neurodivergent fabulousness. What do we have to…
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At the start of Creative Health and Wellbeing Week, I’m so chuffed to write the kind of post that happens so rarely: one that truly begins with “Once upon a time…” My bid for Sanderstead Library has been confirmed as the winner. [Yay!] We now begin a slow, inclusive and discursive process of shaping the…
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Written for LinkedIn but sharing here too in solidarity and love for my trans family and friends. LinkedIn began with a clear mission: to connect the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful. For whose ends? We’re almost all masked on LinkedIn. Trust me — I’m neurodivergent, I know. Chasing the algorithm, curating…
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For those who don’t know, Croydon council made the difficult decision to close four libraries. As tough as that may have been, there’s now a beautiful (empty) building very near me that needs someone to love it and (ideally) do something amazing with it to benefit the community. As if I could resist… Here’s the…
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She takes a deep breath and hits ‘New Post’. I’ve been considering whether to blog again for some time. I love blogging, telling stories, and connecting with others over shared interests and experiences, but I bare my soul. I simply can’t write those “ten things your spreadsheet’s trying to tell you” pap-pieces that exist just…