Hot Wax @ The Cluny, Newcastle - 10 Feb '26

Jeanie and the White Boys @ The Cluny, Newcastle - 10 Feb '26

Hot Wax were incredible tonight. But I was taken by surprise by Jeanie and the White Boys. I listen to punk but I play the blues. I could definitely jam with Jeanie and the White Boys. I was itching to play the keys. Will post some photos once my phone recharges. I took far too many... again ☺️

It’s still there, I’ve been there today to see, With all the rain we’ve been having of late, I expected it to be gone, the sea, Poured over land now overly hydrate.

Some great prizes for the Hexham Punk Pride fundraiser that I am headlining on 27 Feb. @ Forum Hexham as part of Quillseeker's Poetry and Spoken Word evening. A chance to be on the guest list for a Laura Jane Grace gig 🤩 The Max Cooper tickets ain't cheap 🤩 And some great theatre ticket prizes 😍

If people are not safe in their own country, not feeling safe but actually safe from violence, then that country has failed its people.

Just a quick 10 minute sonnet I wrote to conclude a fun competition I was running to encourage people to get involved in a bit of poetry - the theme was the commute and the quality of those who took up the challenge was very impressive.

My complaint to the Biological Broadcasting Corporation

ME! We've got some great raffle prizes, theatre tickets, concert tickets, cinema vouchers...

Friday night, I delivered my poem called, 'Estate Cars' which uses an introduction of asking why some cars are called, 'estates' and then moves into a social commentary about dispossession, gentrification, and state assets and services being sold for backhanders. The poem is actually about ADHD.

I am looking for a UK publisher for my book of hard-hitting transgender poetry exploring the culture war; its actors and consequences (sample included in this post). My work is raw. It is upsetting, it is sometimes funny, prophetic, and many are real life stories of the horror of actual events.

We've just launched the Trans Unity Quilt Project, a campaign by and for trans people across the UK to bring joy and hope by making a quilt that will stretch over 50m long 🎨 Make your own patch 👇 goodlawproject.org/campaign/the...

This morning I stumbled on this short film called La Derniere Lettre (The Last Letter) and it has instantly become one of the best films that I have seen... m.ok.ru/video/413146...

When you fall off a cliff, it is easy to look down upon those below you and imagine you are flying. But pissing on the people below you and calling it rain won't do anything to stop the fall.

Burn's night, 25 January

Turf out TERFs!

If I am ever in London again, and have the opportunity, I would like to retake this photo I took on my last visit to the capital; to make it more obvious what I am trying to capture (despite the use of colour). This is one, if not possibly the most, underrated photo that I have taken.

13 June '26 Hexham Punk Pride #Hexham #hexhampride #punk #northeast #northumberland

Today is International Nothing Day... so, I wrote a sonnet during my break about nothing

I wrote this one today in 20 minutes during my lunch break for poetry at work day...

Last year, I was asked by my friend Cat Bell to write a poem about a shopping trolley to be part of her exhibition of photographs of abandoned shopping trolleys, a bit of quirky fun. Last night, I went to the opening night for the exhibition at the Forum cinema café in Hexham. It was really good.

End of year walk to Hareshaw Linn in Northumberland and took the opportunity to experiment with my phone's advance camera settings to snap some shots of the waterfalls.

Some photos of Hexham last night

There are two people in my life who are feeling loss this Christmas, and last night I wrote this lament for them. Just because it is Christmas, doesn't mean that you have to be cheerful, it can be a painful time for some and it is okay to be sad and feel grief.

A lovely evening at the theatre on Christmas Eve. While the Telegraph was publishing more transphobic nonsense; I hope their soulless boss allows them to put another lump of coal on the fire to warm their cold little hearts. Merry Christmas!

performing at Transtock 2

Reflecting on the year, I saw 56 live bands, 12 live theatre performances, performed 14 poetry recitals, organised a Pride event and attended a further 3 Prides; but my hiking suffered with only 7 hikes. You can be angry behind a keyboard at other people's lives or you can live your own life!

The crossroads

I went to see Avatar today at the cinema. Best part, about 2.75 hours into the film, there's the sound of running water and Spider is talking about needing to pee... you could hear the struggles of the audience... and I am sat there thinking, now all you cis folk know what it is like to be trans! 😂

Might not be Stonehenge but this is the last surviving stone of was once Northumberland's largest stone circle until it was destroyed in the 18th Century by the landowner to make dry stone walling. Happy Solstice ❄️🔆

Happy Solstice

I am trying to write something every day but the last week has been a bit heavy with work, and I only managed to get the two Santa sonnets written. So here are a couple of haiku written today, which brings my week total to 4 poems (kind of, haiku are cheating a little but a poem's a poem).

I did the Blackhill Club open mic for the first time Friday night. It was a fun evening of poetry. I went with a collection of poems so as to fit in with the vibe and decided on a couple of sonnets about Santa Claus which complimented the evening perfectly.

Help us raise money for Hexham Punk Pride 2026 We need to raise £3,000 to cover artist fees

Hexham Pride is a free to attend event but it still costs money for insurance, sound, and artists. This year, we were kindly sponsored by Debbi's Doodles, @betrans.bsky.social , and SGWWM Ltd. - We also received support from a fundraiser held by The General Havelock, Haydon Bridge.

Proud to be pansexual

I wrote this for a Valentine's day competition, never did I think that this would end up becoming a political poem

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