Where Darkness Meets Clarity

I'm not great at talking about myself. But here we are, and this is, apparently, the done thing

I'm a poet. I write from a place many people don't want to look at too closely. My poetry carries trigger warnings, suicide, abuse, addiction, self-harm, substance use, and violence. Not for shock value, that's my life, written down. It’s the no names, no finger-pointing and no excuses truth of what I've lived through.

I've been a few different people in my time. Survived things I shouldn't have had to survive. Got addicted, got clean, got messy again, kept going and arrived where I am today. I'm neurodivergent, ADHD, autistic, and chronically ill with a disability, all of which means some days I can do things and other days my body says, "absolutely not” Frustratingly, that's how it is.

Why This Website Exists

This site is a big deal for me, genuinely terrifying. Because being visible means people from my past might find me, might try to break what I'm building. "What if" has been my biggest barrier for years. But I got tired of letting fear win.

So, this website is my stake in the ground. My anchor. A place where my creativity has a home and I have some control over how it's presented. It's not just a placeholder gathering internet dust—it's active, it's evolving, it's mine.

What I Do

I write poetry about my past, but I also write about where I'm heading. About hope and dreams and the messy process of building a life worth living. I'm making videos of my poems, posting on social media, trying to be consistent even when chronic illness kicks my arse. Some weeks I'm full of ideas pulling in different directions. Other weeks I'm too exhausted to create anything at all.

The thing is, I'm still showing up. That's what matters. Persistence is the one thing I've always had going for me.

I don't have it all figured out

But I'm also learning to embrace the chaos. To celebrate what makes me different instead of hiding it. To find my tribe, people who get it or  who want to.

What You're Getting Here

This is my dark, introspective, unfiltered world. It's not polished, not sanitized. It's the authentic and sometimes raw expression of my life lived in the margins. It’s me saying I am still here creating, hoping and building myself a meaningful life.

I forgot to mention, I am happily based in Glasgow, which is in the awesome country of Scotland.

Welcome. Keep on keeping on.