Category: Stories

• Scissors and saddles

  They cut my vagina with scissors on my daughter’s birth day. 

  Ella W

  August 18, 2022

  Stories

• The Mirror Baby

  

  My baby’s best friend is the baby in the mirror. For a while her other best friend was the baby on the nappy packet, but she realised a few months ago they didn’t wave back and it seems that Nappy Baby has fallen out of favour.  Sometimes I think that my baby might just be…

  Ella W

  June 15, 2021

  Stories

• A solstice microadventure in Anglesey

  Anyone who is on nodding terms with anxiety and self-doubt will know that getting out of the door is half the battle. It’s too easy to say to someone else, knowing they have the right equipment and time to hand, to “just go!” Can you ever really understand how concerns, amplified through the subjective lenses of…

  Ella W

  July 19, 2018

  Stories

  angelsey, bivvying, cycletouring, microadventure, Pinnacle, Pinnacle Ramin, wild camping

• Welcome to the Jumble

  What is the secret of a bike jumble? The Manchester Velodrome Cycle Jumble is the largest indoor event of its kind in the world. I’ve attended as a shopper for a few years, and headed along this year as a stall holder. I thought it would be a good way to make some spends and…

  Ella W

  January 27, 2016

  Stories

  podcast

• Cycling in the Sahara

  “I got a bottle of fanta – I didn’t drink it – I just rolled it over my head…” Around 30 years ago, my Dad’s best mate – Phil Collins* – decided to take his bicycle to Morocco. Based on his experiences, this is a short podcast about how not to go cycling in the…

  Ella W

  January 11, 2016

  Stories

  podcast