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Sarah Veness: 'Don't curse the darkness - light a candle'

InterAct Stroke Support

Apr 16, 2018

Sarah Veness: 'Don't curse the darkness - light a candle'

The words pierced my heart. ‘Don’t curse the darkness – light a candle’. I had never heard this proverb before. It had been a dark time...

InterAct Stroke Support

Feb 20, 2018

Marjorie Hawthorne: My writing and me

I had my first stroke in January 1987. I had just had my second child, a daughter, by a complicated caesarean and she was about ten days...

Ruth Rendell Short Story Competition
A Winner's Blog

InterAct Stroke Support

Sep 15, 2017

Ruth Rendell Short Story Competition A Winner's Blog

15/09/2017 Alan McCormick, winner of the inaugural Ruth Rendell Short Story Competition, talks to InterAct about writing for stroke...

InterAct Stroke Support Blog

Sarah Veness: 'Don't curse the darkness - light a candle'

Marjorie Hawthorne: My writing and me

Ruth Rendell Short Story Competition A Winner's Blog

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InterAct Stroke Support Blog

Sarah Veness: 'Don't curse the darkness - light a candle'

Marjorie Hawthorne: My writing and me

Ruth Rendell Short Story Competition A Winner's Blog