Published: 2022-02-04T00:00:00.000+00:00
Edited: 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000+00:00
Status: 🌲evergreen

a very special anniversary and a book announcement

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Today is a very special anniversary for me.

It’s the fifth anniversary of me surviving the decision to take my own life. At the time I couldn’t imagine still being here five whole years later, but here I am; alive and well and so much happier than I thought I could be.

Today is also the fourth anniversary of releasing On A Dark Wave, Floundering, my most raw and personal work to date. Dark Wave contains poetry, essays and a short story written during the first year of recovery from my suicide attempt. It dives deep into my mental state at the time, as I struggled to climb out of the dark place I’d found myself in. It’s not exactly a cheerful read, but it does end on a note of hope.

If you’ve not read On A Dark Wave, Floundering yet, the anniversary f its publication is a great time to fix that. And you can name your price on itch.io, though it’s also available at the usual stores for £1.99 or equivalent.

To celebrate five years I never thought I’d get to see, I am announcing the publication of a sequel to Dark Wave. It’s called On A Calm Ocean, Drifting and will be published on March 4th 2022. On A Calm Ocean, Drifting builds upon the hope at the end of Dark Wave, covering the last four years as I’ve gone from strength to strength and learned so much more about myself.

Folks signed up to my Patreon will get the first look at the cover art and a sneak peek of the introduction.

I am super excited to be able to share this work with the world, but I’m even more excited to still be in it.

This evening will be spent with my family, reflecting on how lucky I got five years ago, and how far I’ve come since.