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Now I am in no way playing favourites but I've been eagerly awaiting this publication because I am so so honoured to be included in such a meaningful magazine! COPE Magazine Volume 4: Diagnosis is now live and within it is little old me with another [sad] poem. COPE give people within the chronic illness community a place to vent, share art, share feelings and it is so amazing to see this beautiful magazine come together to help give voices to people within this community tha

So it's been the correct amount of time since I originally sent my first children's book to the publishers for me to say it's definitely a no. BUT, fear not. I have sent it to more unwilling publishers this morning so I can continue to feel the sharp twang of rejection that comes from being an author. I have now written two books for my original collection of children's books and one day I promise you will get to read them. For now, I am biding my time, writing and rewriting,

Sorry to do this guys but we have to talk about Autumn. Why? Because I'm being published! That's why! I've been tinkering away with lots of poetry over the past few weeks and hiding from the glaring sunshine like a adjective obsessed vampire who can only take the light source of a computer screen. There is a beautiful online magazine called MOONROT. They love all things dark, dingy, punky, weird, spoopy, they prefer poetry that unsettles. The little sister of flamboyant poetr

It is finally here: Issue 6 of Poems, Tales & Other English Words and I am in it. If you would have told me a year ago "Hey, Tash, halfway through next year you will have six publishing credits" I would have laughed so hard you'd have backed away slowly and never spoken to me again. But, it is halfway through this year and I do, in fact, have six publishing credits. My latest three come from the above mentioned literary anthology. They have published 3 of my poems and it's so

I'm starting to think that I'm being punked somehow and whoever is behind all of these amazing literary magazines and publications have all banded together to make me look silly. If that isn't the case then I have no other explanation. In August 2026, I will be being published, again, with the wonderful COPE Magazine. They have created an incredible platform for people suffering from chronic illnesses to have a safe space to speak up and tell their stories. I submitted some p

Happy June! Somehow we're already 6 months into the year and I've accomplished... some things. Not a lot! But things none the less. I've just got back from the lushest festival, which, having FND wasn't the easiest of weekends but it was so much fun, and although I am now paying for over-exertion and indulging in live music it was definitely worth it. Nothing a few pills can't solve. This week is a very exciting week because I am being published! Not once, but twice. (I know,

I've been quiet for a little while haven't I? I doubt any of you have been waiting for me but in case you have then hiya! I'm here. I've been doing a few things behind the scenes (aka my front room) but I thought I'd let you know what's been happening. I've been writing - shock - but also I've been submitting lot's of work to some poetry publishers and I've even entered some poetry competitions. Including (drum roll please) the Oxford Poetry Prize! I know what you're thinking

Okay so, I promise I will not turn into one of those people that post's daily but I HAVE NEWS. In January I had the privilege of being published in a wonderful book called 'Poems, Tales & Other English words' (you can find out more about that here . For that book I sent in a few poems for consideration and they were gracious enough to accept two: Aglow, and Where the Ache Lives. Now I am not the kind of person to get ahead of myself, in fact, my self confidence is that low yo

Fancy seeing you here! Just kidding, I fully expected you to turn up. I mean why wouldn't you? It is known that I constantly have something important to say so why would you not want a front row seat to that? All joking aside, hi! Thanks for popping in, how's the internet treating you today? Sun's out so why aren't we all outside? Or maybe you are, if you're sitting in a garden (pub, preferably) reading this then you definitely need to find a hobby, just as much as I do. Oh n