by Liz Champion | Aug 15, 2020 | Memoir
‘We need to do something for your birthday,’ Chris says, the day before I turn forty-one. ‘This time last year, we were in Crete,’ I say. ‘I know.’ ‘We had that meal looking out to sea, and that amazing chocolate pudding.’ ‘The grill pit,’ Chris says. ‘I ended up...
by Liz Champion | Aug 1, 2020 | Memoir
It is nine o’clock on Saturday morning, sixteen weeks and six days since lockdown began, when I finally stop procrastinating and step onto the scales. I stand as tall as I can, willing myself thinner. It takes a few seconds for the scales to give their verdict. In...
by Liz Champion | Apr 25, 2020 | Memoir
‘Do you think you’re in news overload?’ Chris asks me on Thursday night as we sit down to watch the evening news. ‘We have to be informed,’ I tell him. ‘It’s important.’ ‘But you’ve got it on all the time. It’s not healthy.’ He has a point. After watching the news...
by Liz Champion | Jan 4, 2019 | Memoir
It’s August when I walk into a local pub only to come face-to-face with a life-sized Santa Claus. ‘Never!’ I say to Chris. ‘That’s just wrong.’ Being forced to confront Christmas so early in the year immediately sends me into a panic. I stand in the doorway, in a...
by Liz Champion | Oct 28, 2018 | Books
The Off the Shelf Festival of Words takes place every October in Sheffield. It’s a fantastic event with some big names in literature, media and the arts. With 130 events across the city, this year’s festival was bigger and better than ever. For me, it’s three weeks of...
