Tag Archives: family
Me Mother Other: how I rediscovered my writing voice after having a baby
If you know me, you’ll know that I love using my writing to process life and the experiences that have made it up so far. Teenage angst, moving to another country, travelling, loss, having my heart broken (or so it felt like): all of this found its way into my writing through snippets and poems […]
A year of motherhood: thoughts & poems
Hello there, it’s been a while! I’ve been pretty quiet here on my blog for recent months and the reason for that is explained by the title of this blog post. Early last year my life changed in the most extreme, soul-shifting way possible. I became a mother. The past year has been wonderful, exhausting, […]
Poem: For My Brother
It’s been a while since I shared a poem on here. Poetry just feels so intrinsically personal and emotional – maybe because I only ever write about the things that matter to me, and sometimes those things hurt. So here you go – this one’s for my brother. Who deserves everything he thinks he doesn’t. […]
The Christmas Post
“Are you a Christmassy person?” is a question nobody has ever asked me. I don’t think that you have to know very much about me to understand that I am one of those people. In fact, in the past few years I’ve actually had to make a conscious effort to draw back from anything too festive, lest […]
Bethany Wren 