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I’ve finished writing the first chapter of my debut book, The Healthcare Rebellion (2027). I’m relieved to have crossed this initial writing threshold as a new author and I’m starting […]
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A poem to honour the winter solstice.By Kate Ford Michaels. Today I saw the ravens. They reminded me of truth.Ancient wisdom imprinted on their feathers like bark on a tree. The […]
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Last Wednesday 10th December, I said a very fond farewell to my ovaries; the female organs which produced the egg that created my son and kept my hormones in check […]
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During the 16th and 17th centuries, accusations of ‘bewitching’ would cause fear to ripple through agricultural communities in Scotland and England. Women, and some men, were feared for their alleged […]
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The Healthcare Rebellion (2027) is an investigative memoir exploring centuries of health inequality in the UK. The book connects historical inequity to modern day treatment gaps, examines how institutional power […]
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How did I choose my pen name?Kate Ford Michaels is an expanded version of my name – Kate Ford. So, why not write under it? It’s a strong name, one […]
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I’m Kate Ford Michaels, a writer and activist. In January 2023, aged 49, I was diagnosed with invasive lobular breast cancer, a disease, which until then, I had no knowledge […]