At the weekend, I went to the Flash Fiction Festival, in Bristol. And it was amazing. I knew it was going to be. I’d been excited about it for months. I’d booked everything in advance, and even found a nice little Airbnb as all the accommodation had gone. But I didn’t mind. It was going… Continue reading The Flash Fiction Festival
Category: Sight
Visually Impaired Science Fiction Characters
I love science fiction. Its a place where anything is possible; full of wonder, adventure, excitement, danger and so much more. I’ve been watching and reading science fiction since 2005, hooked on the stuff by Doctor Who. I have enjoyed many science fiction books from The Time Machine to The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy,… Continue reading Visually Impaired Science Fiction Characters
Visual Snow
Sometimes, I read something, and it all clicks. This happened to me on Friday. I found this article on Friday, about a woman living with a rare sight condition, called visual snow syndrome. She talked of seeing static dots, flashes, floaters in her vision all the time, things I deal with every day but wasn’t… Continue reading Visual Snow
Blackpool Sea Life
When me and my boyfriend go away somewhere, we usually end up in a aquarium. He loves sharks, and I find them really calming with the sound of the water, so we always find one. We recently went away to Blackpool, for the Easter weekend, and found ourselves at the Sea Life Centre. Normally, when… Continue reading Blackpool Sea Life
All Things Norse
I love mythology. There’s just something about it, which captivates me, mesmerises me, enthralls and enchants me. My favourite though, is definitely Norse. And with the next instalment of the Thor movies coming out soon, I’m excited, and its time to talk about my love for these spellbinding myths. Norse mythology was there for me,… Continue reading All Things Norse
A Better Year
For the past four years, I have struggled with the festive season. I first got diagnosed with the visual impairment in 2017, just before Christmas. It was a horrible time, one of the worst periods of depression I’ve ever experienced, made worse by the cheerful season. The years after were a little better, but still… Continue reading A Better Year
New Ways of Reading
I love reading, and I always will. Growing up, I would read hundreds of books, always eager for more. Mainly fantasy, or science fiction. Occasionally a horror or two, when I was a little older. I would read for whole days, devouring tomes heavier than I could carry. I stopped reading books, when the visual… Continue reading New Ways of Reading
A Drop of Kindness
Its amazing how much difference a drop of kindness makes. Yesterday, I had to go to Moorfields again. I was dreading it, but I decided to go, hoping they might be helpful and offer me some new magnifiers. I’ve learned not to expect too much from them. Not to set my hopes too high. I… Continue reading A Drop of Kindness
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