Laura Smith

I’m becoming an overnight success

Today I ordered some gravel, compost, decking and a hosepipe. I shaved my body. I went out into the sunshine. I’m wearing a…

I worried about the summer slowly giving way to autumn. Long, bright days make life’s challenges easier to face at the best of…

I’m wandering around the school yard with my friends. I’m six. Trailing behind me is a piece of rope about 12 feet long. It’s…

I’m in a hole. It’s at least three times my height and wide enough for me to pace anxiously around in circles. The…