Dear Me - A Life In Letters

Follow the further exploits of Nattassja and her trip to Cornwall as Sophie and I continue to rip apart the novel that I wrote when I was 13: An Authors Influence Apologies for the sound disruption mid episode, my mic picked up the hardrive whirring... Music by audionautix.com

When I was about 13, I decided to write my first novel. A tragic romance tale, set in the picturesque environs of Cornwall. But is it any good? 20 or so years later, I am picking this manuscript back up and inviting my good friend, comedian and actress, Sophie to help me tear it apart. Get ready to cringe! Featuring music by audionautix.com

North London born Batty and I used to work together in the King William 4th pub in Hampstead. She was there at the beginning when I first came out and, through all the twists and turns of her own life, she's still here now. Apologies for the slight feedback, we had technical problems!

I met H around about 20 years ago at the Middlesex University Trent Park Campus, no longer there any more. A native Gotlander, H moved to London to improve her English. Our worlds collided when we both enrolled on the drama and theatre arts course in The aforementioned uni. She has been writing to me ever since and, for the most part, her writing is raucous, filthy and anarchic. However, it’s within the poetry that she shares, that the real, sensitive H emerges. Listen for yourself. Music by audionautix.com