Stack of Anxiety Empire magazines

  • Anxiety Empire

    (Park Communications, 2020)
    Super-Well

    "After Tom got diagnosed I had this strange creeping. A haunting that followed me.
    My brothers had severe problems. Both were diagnosed under 30. I had never experienced mental distress. I had never hard voices telling me to burn bibles or believed that I was Jesus Christ. But it felt known. Real. Like those things might be possible. Might only be a matter of time."

  • How Was The Party?

    (Grafton Way, 2014)
    Sleepy

    Mum eats at the table. She recognises the turkey and the carrots and the Brussels. The only thing she struggles with is the roast potato.
    "Shall I cut it Mum?"
    "What?"
    "The Potato."
    Mum points at it with her fork. "Is that the potato?"
    "Yes."
    I cut it up. Mum eats it. She finishes the pig in blanket. Her plate is cleared. Then Mum eats a Christmas pudding and cream.
    Later, she falls asleep at the table. Sitting upright in her wheelchair. Her eyes slipping shut. It's the first time she's done that."

  • Cassils: Human Measure

    (Home, 2021)
    Show Stopper

    "It’s the first time I’ve been to Luton since the pandemic. I’m wearing a jacket and shorts. People don’t get my gender in a facemask.
    I’m called “Sir” as I put my belt and the contents’ of my pockets onto the Xray trays.
    I pass through the bleeper and advance towards the pat down area. To avoid more confusion, I lift up my mask."

    https://homemcr.org/exhibition/cassils-human-measure/

  • Queer Love

    (Muswell Press, 2021)
    XXX
    "I'm wandering down the school corridor and I'm 12. I'm wearing my uniform and I'm skinny and awkward-looking.
    I'm a bit chaotic. I don't have spots or tits or periods yet. I'm not a fine example of femininity. But my best mate is."

  • F,M or Other

    (Knight Errant, 2018)

    Letter To My Future Lover

    "My chest scars are healing (I had a lot of swelling). Every day, I rub silicone into them.

    They fade. They gash my body. They line me.

    When I touch these lines, I feel my heart, Roar. Sing.

    These 2 scars you can visit with your hand. And your mouth, also. Only if you want to."

Hotpencil Press

There Is No Word For It (2011)

"It is poignant, bawdy and sometimes lyrical."
Roz Kaveney (Times Literary Supplement)

The Butch Monologues (2017)

"Succeeds in making us all feel loved."
Lois Weaver (Split Britches)

Letter To My Little Queer Self (2021)

"I hope this collection brings you as much joy and healing as it did me."
Krishna Istha (Beast)

Theatre

The Butch Monologues - Director Julie McNamara (2013 - present day)

“A very tangible vehicle for social change.”
Jude Kelly - CBE. Southbank.

“A bold, brave and life-changing performance.” 
Carrie Lyell - Diva.

“Hilarious, shocking and incredibly poignant.” 
Tim Byrne - Time Out Melbourne.

“If you’re sick of hearing about “Toxic Masculinity”, this is the perfect antidote.” 
Cameron Woodhead - The Sydney Morning Herald.

The (Trans) Mangina Monologues / There Is No Word For It - Director Lois Weaver (2009)

"This is The Vagina Monologues on steroids, literally."
Kate Bornstein - Gender Outlaw and My Gender Workbook

Loonatik - Director Joelle Taylor (1997)

4 missing people get off the train at the end of the line. In collaboration with Spin/Stir

Go to Spin/Stir website

Radio

Etiquette - Director Cat Horn (2000)

Three elderly women are about to lose their homes when their high rise block is approved for destruction.

Caterpillars - Co-written with Charles Lambert. Director Gaynor Macfarlane (2012)

Comedy heist drama set in Edinburgh. Disinherited by her stepmother, Amber Buchanan determines to honour the memory of her father by entering into the family trade. Crime.

Dogfood Diary - Co-written with Charles Lambert. Director Gaynor Macfarlane (2014)

Radio Times radio play of the week.

A heartbreaking and heartwarming seasonal drama.
Twelve year old Dean has been left home alone. It seems great at first but Christmas is coming and there's no sign of Mum. Where is she?

Film

Parker Parker (2020)

A queer family road movie - Thelma & Louise meets Paper Moon.

The Cowboy of Loch Ness (2021)

A gender Non-Conforming Cowboy moves to Scotland - Local Hero meets Midnight Cowboy.


Podcast Episode

Corkscrew: Practice Research Beyond the PhD (Birkbeck Podcast)