Tea & Sympathy

I miss you. I wake up in cold sweats in the middle of the night, losing hours of sleep trying to figure out if things could be different, if there is a way to get us back to where we were before. My eyes jolt open and without meaning to, my brain gears go into… Read the full article »

Read the original article on iNews.co.uk The BBC is lucky to have such a loyal workforce. How many other organisations caught in the midst of an equal pay row would have some of its best-paid male presenters ride to their rescue by volunteering to take a pay cut? The salary sacrifices of John Humphrys, Jon… Read the full article »

It’s hard to believe that ten years ago, I was in the same place as you. Back then I was getting ready to step out into the world, about to graduate from one of the top colleges in America. I wanted to come to Britain because in my mind, it was the best place I… Read the full article »

One hundred years ago today, a certain group of privileged women were given the right to vote in the UK. On paper at least, I would have been one of these privileged women. Among the first set of women who could vote was Rosa May Billinghurst from Lewisham. Her father was a banker, her mother… Read the full article »

This week the Untied States Congress votes on HR 620, also known as the “ADA Education and Reform Act.” It is the newest plan created by short sighted politicians to gut the civil liberties of Americans who are or may become disabled in their lives. In other words, this piece of legislation, if passed, will… Read the full article »

I’m a playwright. I’m actually a great many things. I’m a media spokesperson for a political party in the UK. I’m an actor. I’m an immigrant. I’m American. I’m a feminist. I’m an aviation consultant. I’m a small business owner. I’m working on my first novel, a television pilot, and a little play for a… Read the full article »