by Cara Alwill Leyba I have been doing a lot of soul searching recently. Maybe this is a midlife crisis, who knows, but what I do know is...

Hello everyone, Here I am. I’ve spent many weeks wondering what to write, who wants to hear the ramblings of a 45 year old tired and...

Well hello my friends, it has been awhile since I posted anything here so thought I would rectify that. A lot has happened in the interim...

As with the rest of the world at the moment, I haven’t done much travelling of late, except for the journeys to and from work and the...

I don’t know why I chose to write this today of all days, the 8th anniversary of my daughter’s death but I wanted to share this whilst it...

I was asked recently which of my poems is my favourite and truthfully one of my favourites is this one, even though I wrote it this month...

So I have been absent for a little while due to one thing or another, trying to get myself back to some semblance of normality since my...

So my last blog was all about my listing ship, how depression had me firmly in it’s clutches and how I was attempting that whole rubber...

Part of my whole time to wake up resolution is to do things outside of my comfort zone, facing my fears of rejection, my own self...

So next week I will be sharing the stage with my Abbey family and I have to say we have an exceptional Principal cast for this years show...

This image kind of sums me up at the mo. I’m not quite sure what has happened over these last few months to me but I feel like I have...

There’s not been much writing going on this last month. I am annoyed… At myself…I guess like a lot of other writers and non writers I am...

I think my poem says all I want to today and a bonus, the audio version too. I hope you like it And a first for me, here is the audio...

There are many stories left untold, the ones we keep to ourselves, the stories of our lives, our memories of loved ones, the good and the...

I was chatting to a colleague this week about our various life experiences and how good we become at putting up walls around us. A...

I have been absent for awhile from my blog mainly because I have felt as if I have been living in a dream this last month. As most of you...

This morning I found an item of clothing I hadn’t worn in nearly 6 years and it started me thinking about other items and what they mean...

In honour of international poetry day yesterday I thought I would share with you a poem I wrote this week in my creative writing group....

It’s been a funny few weeks. I admit after several more knock backs I lost myself for a time in the darkness, that old black dog...

Like so many journeys we make, we may not always get there as quick as we like. I have been along time on some of mine and I have yet to...