With a background in film production, screenwriting has always been a key part of my professional life. In recent years, I have expanded my writing to include autobiographical prose and poetry, and occasionally fiction. Here are a few sample texts below:
This is a sample from my screenplay 'Belle Eve and The Red Knight', which was longlisted for the Euroscript Screenwriting Competition 2024
This poem came up during a writing exercise in December 2020, where the prompt was an object or food that we associated with lockdown. I realised I was eating more seeds and nuts than before the pandemic, and I wondered what my brain was craving for, the nutrients from these superfoods or the repetitive gesture of eating them. Or maybe both. Ennui Day after day I eat peanuts. Locked inside, I stare Outside. That place is a scary place The sky shakes fluffy balls of disease For us to inhale The consequences of our own actions Floating deadly in the air. Maybe this way We will finally have time to reflect Upon our deeds And we will reconnect With our earthly seeds. So, I stay inside And eat peanuts Count peanuts Crunch peanuts Munch peanuts Watch thoughts passing On the windows of my mind Reflecting back Countless of peanuts Ubiquitous peanuts Falling down my throat Flowing through my veins Salty, earthy taste These hard, crispy, little balls They don’t fall from the sky They sometimes fall from the cupboard Powdering My mind That found this unexpected ally In its efforts to assimilate Reality.
