In my family, we never really celebrated Halloween. We never really dressed up or watched a movie. We just had a normal evening, and shut the curtains. I think I went trick or treating once, growing up. I don’t remember it being very enjoyable. I think I usually ended up reading some stories, or writing… Continue reading Halloween
Author: Sarah
A visually impaired science fiction and fantasy writer who loves music, mythology, and plays the clarinet. Had one short story and eleven flashes published both in print and online. A work in progress, improving my mental health one story at a time.
World Sight Day
Today is World Sight Day. So today, I shall try to talk about my sight. I have a visual impairment. And no, I don’t just mean that my sight is terrible. I mean that my retinas are screwed. I stare through a sea of sparkling dots that flood my vision every day. I see flashes… Continue reading World Sight Day
Novel Dreams
As a child, I always dreamed of writing a novel. I wanted to be like my hero Tolkien. Write a fantasy novel set somewhere wonderful, full of action and adventure and danger and monsters. I tried several times, to write a novel. I would write whole sections of it at school, between lessons, on trains.… Continue reading Novel Dreams
Why I Love Headphones
I love headphones. I carry a set everywhere. I wear them all the time. I have a favorite set, a green pair I bought on Amazon ages ago, but have really good sound and are super comfortable. I even have a spare blue pair, just in case. I love headphones. I can’t concentrate in silence.… Continue reading Why I Love Headphones
Writing in Many Places
I have been writing for as long as I can remember. I would always carry a notebook and pen, just in case. Ideas would come to me, and I would scribble them down wherever I was. So I have written in many places. I have written flash fictions in coffee shops, fuelled by mochas. I… Continue reading Writing in Many Places
Loving Autumn
Many people love the sun, and summer. They can’t wait for summer to start, for the sun to shine. But not me. I’ve never really enjoyed summer. I burn easily, even with the highest suncream factor in existence. It seems like a small complaint, but the burns hurt. A lot. And I’m not good in… Continue reading Loving Autumn
A Happier Writer
A lot of writing is miserable. A lot of stories tend to gravitate towards dark themes; illness, depression, death etc. A lot of stories are miserable, with tragic endings. It’s because, a lot of the time, these are things that are popular with readers. It’s more emotive, more poignant. The reader can relate and enjoy… Continue reading A Happier Writer
Tolkien
He was gone before I was thought of. Buried before I was born. I wish I could have met him, the man who inspired me to start writing. I wish I could have thanked him for introducing me to a world of stories that have filled my life with joy and magic and wonder. I… Continue reading Tolkien
Standing in the Sea
Today I did something I would never have done when I was younger. I walked into the sea, barefoot. As a child. I was scared of the sea. I wouldn’t go in. I wouldn’t even go near. Looking back, I’m not entirely sure why. But the sea isn’t so scary anymore. In fact, I have… Continue reading Standing in the Sea
Not A Hero
Today, I got frustrated with something my mum said. She said I’m her hero, for living life with a visual impairment. I’ve heard it many times, said by many people. I don’t feel like a hero. I didn’t defeat Hela or stop the Green Goblin to get to where I am today. I struggled, and… Continue reading Not A Hero