In 2016 a blind man waited patiently in the book signing queue. “I’m Blind Al” he said “And I have practised Buddhism for many years and I’ve written a short poem and I would like to Read more [...]
Something beginning with you.
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To Raise A Child
Stephen Ucembe watched as the head of his mother separated from her body. “It was on the floor over there” he said with an involuntary nod to the foreground. She was breastfeeding his baby brother. Read more [...]
Who is your Woman of the Year?
Nicky Wake is Managing Director of Don't Panic - an events management and awards company based in the North West of England. She is focussed, warm and kind-hearted. Earlier this year her husband Read more [...]
The pilot and the poet. The pen pals.
At 13.45pm today BBC Radio 4 will broadcast Pen Pals. It's a series celebrating the phenomenon of the international pen pal. When the producer approached me a year ago I chose my penpal, a pilot from Read more [...]
A personal letter from The Prime Minister on Christmas Day.
A personal letter from the prime minister on Christmas day and a Points of Light Award. Read more [...]
All The Christmases in all the world.
I'm eating breakfast at The Chancellors Hotel on Christmas Eve because this year I'm attending The Manchester Christmas Dinner. Whoop Whoop This is a movement. The Christmas Dinners are lighting up Read more [...]
The Past Four Days: From England to Ethiopia and back.
It could be said, family is a group of people constantly proving that each other exists. It could be said, family is a collection of memories disputed between one group of people over a lifetime. I blog Read more [...]
25 days in my life. The low down.
25 days in my life from 14th November to 8th December. Dawn to dusk. On 14th I perform Something Dark at the new venue Storyhouse in Chester. On 15thI travel to Manchester for Celebrity Read more [...]
An outbreak of kindness all over the UK.
Through restoring community, renewing civic life and claiming our place in the world, we build a society in which our extraordinary nature – our altruism, empathy and deep connection – is released. Read more [...]
The Duchess of Cambridge at The Foundling Museum
At 11am a bank of photographers and TV crews await the Royal arrival at The Foundling Museum. I am inside, in the court room with three incredible artists: Cornelia Parker, Yinka Shonibare and Jodie Read more [...]