Welcome to my portfolio! I am a freelance writer and artist studying MA English Literature at the University of Plymouth. My studies have initiated a love affair with books by authors like Herman Melville, while H. G. Wells and John Wyndham inspired the idea for my apocalyptic narrative. I lose myself in nature as well … Continue reading About Me
Enough is Enough: A Pantoum
Photograph by Mariana Blue. Edited in PhotoShop by Lydia Ruth Martin. My bruised and broken boundaries, A hopeful heart not hoping now. You're oppressive and it scares me: My life is mine so take your bow. A hopeful heart not hoping now: Shining shame placates my smile. My life is mine so take your bow; … Continue reading Enough is Enough: A Pantoum
Quick Sketch
Gerald the Giraffe
Disclaimer: The details in this article were correct when first published in the Exeter Pound Newsletter on 29th April 2016. I wrote it while volunteering as Communications Editor for the Exeter Pound Project CIC, which was discontinued in 2018. Please click here to read about the project's aims. For more information about my role in … Continue reading Gerald the Giraffe
Interview With a Project Worker
Disclaimer: The details in this interview were correct when first published in the Exeter Pound Newsletter on 30th August 2015. I wrote it while volunteering as Communications Editor for the Exeter Pound Project CIC, which was discontinued in 2018. Please click here to read about the project's aims. For more information about my role in … Continue reading Interview With a Project Worker
Song of Selene
Queen of the night And sister to Sun; Selene is in flight, Her song has begun. Waning or waxing, The rabbits rejoice! Dusk is for dancing, Bewitched by her voice. She tugs at the tides And welcomes the dew; She brushes the skies With ribbons of blue. Friend of the feline, The moth, and the … Continue reading Song of Selene
Mindful Moments of Sketching
'It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.' Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness (1969). Work in progress: graphite on watercolour paper, edited in Photoshop by Lydia Ruth Martin
Editing and Designing an Advert
I was recently asked to design an advert promoting a support group in Exeter (UK) for individuals affected by the pandemic. The brief stipulated that the advert must be suitable for use as an A5 flyer and laminated poster that could be displayed in various public settings, such as GP surgeries and dental practices, and … Continue reading Editing and Designing an Advert
Stories in Isolation: The 82nd Hairpin
The final story in the trilogy is an eye-witness account of a significant event in the history of motorsports. While racing (and sports in general!) is not usually one of my interests, my dad's impressive memory for detail brought the story to life, the ending of which stayed with me for some time. As with … Continue reading Stories in Isolation: The 82nd Hairpin
Stories in Isolation: Rogue
The second story in the trilogy I am sharing has a much darker ending than the previous one. Regardless, it provided a figurative escape during a terrible time, especially as my friend is a very animated storyteller. Like the first story, I have injected some creative flair, although little was needed! The events depicted are … Continue reading Stories in Isolation: Rogue
Stories in Isolation: The Great Chicken Heist of ’67
In March 2020, my partner, Stephen, became seriously ill with Covid. We shut ourselves off from the world and each other, only opening our respective doors for food and medicine. Four miserable months later, we emerged with a host of physical and mental health difficulties in tow. My memory of those sixteen weeks in isolation … Continue reading Stories in Isolation: The Great Chicken Heist of ’67
Lydia Ruth 