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For Dyslexia Awareness Week, I want to shine a light on how important it is to nurture neurodiversity and truly...
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Ruth Durkin: I Ain't Afraid of No Ghosts
Ghosting (verb): the practice of ending a personal relationship with someone by suddenly and without explanation withdrawing from all communication....
Christl Kettle: Water
‘Water’ is a meditation on the solitude and quietness that descends on the land with winter snow and ice. Perspectives...
Becky Farrell: What’s Going On? Services and Suicide
In August 2018 the story of Andrew Bellerby hit the headlines. Back in 2015 he was discharged from hospital in...
Trish Chester: Gone to Pot
Some friends and I recently visited a ceramic café called Planet Pot. I was told it was a wonderful place...
Tony Bennett: Ricin
RICIN I choke on the toxicity. The miasmic expulsions that, pervade the social cavalcade, that parades uncaringly, willy-nilly beneath the...
Rob Barnett: How ADIRA are supporting BME people in our city
This October is Black History Month, a national (and international) celebration of black history, arts and culture. ADIRA, a Sheffield-based...
Anne Sophie Cornelius: Cutting Off an Abuser (1 Year Later)
On August 7th, 2017, I took the biggest leap of faith of my life and made the decision to cut...
Community Stories: A letter to.......
Words are powerful things. Sometimes just writing something down can help make your mind feel lighter. Other times it can...
Juliet McDonald: Alfie
I first met Alfie when he started attending the Rotherham Flourish group that is held at Mowbray Library. I got...
Peter Shaw: Helping Create The Labyrinths of Sheffield
Going in to the Labyrinth session, I wasn't sure what to expect. I had read about the session with interest...