Hello, I’m Petra and I am not only a member of Oasis but also a member of the Cake and Revolution (C&R) WI. So, you may ask, how did I come to choose and join the C&R WI? In 2020 the WI National ran an advertising campaign across various social media platforms identifying that the … More Cake and Revolution

One of the joys of running is having the space and the time for thought. Now if you image that since I hit the road 13 years ago, I have run something like 15,000 km, and at an average of 11km/hr, you can easily calculate that I’ve had plenty of time to ponder the meaning … More Escape To The Open Road

This story starts with a ghost of an idea. Or the idea of a ghost. The ghost went unnoticed for a very long time. It was a very quiet little ghost and did it’s best to hide away. It had to hide as people would not understand it. Its spent a lots of time’s pretending … More Ghost Story

Don’t miss Lilly latest instalment of her Escape series. … More Escape from the Country – Part 3

Hazel’s final part of her story of the struggles of being born, and living in a Sect.  Read part 1 and part 2 here. So we left. This was at the time of our youngest son being born. My mother asked to come and see him, which she did. My sister drove her to the … More A man(?) leaves a Sect: A true story – Part 3

We continue Hazel’s story…..Missed part one read it here. So my school time passed on, with few friends as it was a pointless exercise, making friends. I would not be allowed to visit their houses or socialise with them in anyway, as they had TVs and radios which were “unclean”. A girl who I had … More A Boy(?) grows up in a Sect: A True Story – Part 2

Some time ago, Hazel put pen to paper to tell us about the things trans people do. After reading the post Ultra-Orthodox and trans she wanted to tell us about being born into a Sect.  This was first published in the Beaumont magazine. This is a story I have long wanted to write but had … More A Boy (?) born Into a Sect: A True Story – Part 1

Here is my current project. She’s a 52’ Bruce Roberts Spray, she is a sad story, involving famous people, drugs and altercations.  She was abandoned after having all her windows smashed, hatches opened, resulting in her being half full of water, unloved for several years. Her last owner a famous actor gave it to his … More Hazel’s story – the things trans women do

Here is my story, Lilly’s tale, as told through the medium of my desert island disc selections. ‘DID’ can be heard on BBC Radio 4, nine o’clock each Friday morning, it’s a long running and always interesting show. I rarely stray too far from the radio or my Spotify account. Music is the sound track … More Lilly’s Story

I started cross dressing when I was very young. I can’t be certain when, but I was still at junior school, so, was probably about ten; around 1956. My family shared a three-storey, Victorian, terraced house in North London with my maternal grandmother. The first items of clothing I tried on were stockings and suspenders. … More Geri’s Story

Covid-19 and me Since the lockdown, which now seems such a long time ago, I have been on furlough as I work in a coffee shop. During this time, I have found it surprising easy to adopt new routines. It’s good for the soul to eat fresh baking bread (though sourcing ingredients are difficult). Cooking … More Vicky’s Story

Who am I, the person within? I was born and no one noticed the person within. I looked out on the world through shared eyes at games of war and cowboys and Indians, I wanted to play the Squaw but no one noticed the person within. My will was not strong enough to break out … More Denise’s Story