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Day of the Imprisoned Writer

On By AriIn General, Personal / Life6 Comments

Today, the 15th November is the Day of the Imprisoned Writer. It is an international day that is recognised, annually, as a time when we shine a light on and support writers who have been imprisoned for standing up to those who attack their rights and freedoms of expression, who resist, who fight back with words, against those who would repress basic human rights. This day was first marked as the Day of the Imprisoned Writer in 1981, (the year of my birth), by PEN International Writers in Prison Committees.

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How I Am Tackling My TBR List

On By AriIn General, Personal / Life26 Comments

Every reader I know has an ever-growing To Be Read list. With the ease of ebook publishing, now more than ever can you get your hands on cheap, easily stored books. We all joke about the mountain of books, both digital and physical, that we continue to build without reading. But as a writer, I want to actually read the books I have, not just collect them. After all, I want people to read MY books when they come out rather than have them languishing on someone's TBR list. So, I needed a plan!

(Trying) To Cope With SAD Syndrome

On By AriIn General, Health53 Comments

For a long time, I never talked about my mental health conditions.  There is still a lot of stigma around mental health issues so when I was growing up in the 80s and 90s, it wasn't something you talked about. It took until my early 30s before I actually started to admit to people what I was going through.  I've even written pieces about suffering from anxiety (Have You Met My Friend, Anxiety and How I Live With My Roommate, Anxiety). So, let me tell you about coping with SAD.