Penny Pepper

Give me cheeky stories 🙂 annoying stories? Once, on a first date I managed to spill a jug of milk over my date's lap.... #valentines #criplit #writerlife

The image shows a book in shades of pink and red. In a centre square there is a bold graphic of a couple. One is a full lipped young woman in a wheelchair, with long funky hair, wearing stockings. She pulls a young man with short dark hair towards her as he kneels, his mouth slightly open as she tugs his bright yellow tie so their faces are close to touching. Their expressions are intense as they gaze into each other's eyes. The young man has his arms around her, one wrist in a splint. The white text along the top reads: Penny Pepper, and below the image, desires reborn explicit stories of disability, desire and love.

Valentines dawns: time to thank you for loyalty & love! Usual challenges of chronic ill health, barriers make posting hard! To my last I remain determined in telling the untold #DesiresReborn. Dare to share your Valentines, good and bad? #writerslife✍🏻 #CripLit #SpicyReads #followfriday

There is love in the smallest second, and pleasure in shared connections that build friendship. I will not allow hatred and horror to infect me or defuse my belief in knowing there are good people, everywhere. Let us never forget, let truth not be buried. Always look for the light to get in.

Let us never forget, let truth not be buried, yet always look for the light to get in.

You can read my article, The Dark Door Opening, for Holocaust Memorial day here: www.together2012.org.uk/activities-p...

#fridayfollow #Neverforget #HMD2026 #DisabilityRights

Despite what others anticipated was my fate as a disabled person, a 'useless eater', I've been blessed, and ultimately I will not allow hatred and horror to infect me or defuse my belief in knowing there are good people, everywhere.

I've lived my life under threat, faced open revulsion & low, questionable expectations. In retaliation, I celebrate my life well lived, & hope you will join me in thinking about your own joyful moments.
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@together2012cic.bsky.social ❤️🙏🏻🙏🏽🙏🏾🙏🏿👩‍🦽‍➡️🌈

Thank you so much Natalya. It's good you found joy, it brings me my own! Outside of much fighting and attack... We will prevail 😘 because disability is part of the human experience, others need reminding ❤️

You can read my essay here: www.together2012.org.uk/activities-p...

A photo of Penny taken by professional photographer JJ Waller recently. Sitting in front of a black background of white spots Penny has red brown wavy hair below her shoulders worn in a vintage 50s style with vintage style make up. She has a pink flower in her hair and stares directly at the camera with a half smile on her face. She wears a necklace which is a pair of mini red catseye glasses. The vibe is thoughtful.

Maybe this should come with a trigger warning. It's a reminder about the intentional killing of disabled people. Today is Holocaust Memorial Day and I was commissioned by Together 2012 to write this piece I’m proud of.
#HolocaustMemorialDay #DisabilityHistory #HMD2026 #RememberThePast #AktionT4

You can find my essay here: www.together2012.org.uk/activities-p...

Image shows Penny sitting in a wheelchair. She wears a bright pink dress, with white flowers and a thin orange cardigan tied at the front. She has brown-red hair up in a high bun with a pinky headband. She wears a string of white pearls and an Egyptian cross, an Ankh, which is a cruciform shape with the upper half shaped as an oval. In front of Penny on a small tray is a wooden book rest. To her side on the left of the image is Jake. He’s wearing a stripy T-Shirt in muted orange and dark navy and beige trousers. He has short cropped hair. They are both smiling, in a bright room with people behind them and dark curtains to the left. The vibe is relaxed and happy.

Gloomy sunset looming. Cheering myself up with this happy memory – first on the bill at the launch of the Hastings anthology, Poet Town, Sept 2025. Here’s me with my wonderful pal, the writer Jake Arnott, as my ever faithful page turner! Believe me, he does it perfectly. #writerlife #tuesdaythoughts

Thank you! I hope 2026 brings me more readers and juicy publishing contracts 🙂

I hope - always - to try! #energieslow

A colourful lounge, with a pink orange wall, a barometer, a fabric wall hanging under house plant on a windowsill. On a table there's a black cat crouched down. She has green yellow eyes and is looking a little bit moody. In front of her is a Scrabble board with letters in a mess, a pen and paper.

Saturday Caturday Haiku:
Dull games, letterings!
Dismissive she looks askance.
Yet, she's a beauty!
#catlady #writerlife #poem #haiku

The image shows a copy of the hardback book of my memoir, First in the World Somewhere, published in 2017. It is a red cover with bright yellow lettering and white text. In the lower third there is a graphic of lips outlined in black. The text reads: a force of nature and a voice like no other… Brilliantly funny, brilliantly frank and brilliantly political - Liz Carr. First in the World somewhere. The true adventures of a scribbler, silent, sauce pot and pioneer. Penny Pepper.

My health is wobbly & I remain in hermit mood. Here by the coast there's been torrential rain. Black ice - grumpy unhelpful weather. Still, I sense the world holding its breath. Sharing one of my 'babies'. Reminding myself of what I've done. Do share your plans and hopes for 2026. #writerlife

New year, gentle hopes. Today I'm in London. Earlier I was caught in a snow storm on Tottenham Court Road. A sudden shiver of snowflakes that coated me in my black teddy coat. If I hadn't been so cold I would have relished this magical moment. Living through the dark & light. #Writerlife #poet #icy

I agree. They don't have to fight each other as useful tools in understanding our barriers. Yet society does create an attitude that condemns the ill and impaired. Nuance is good.

Against a pinky peach painted wall, my unique festive style tree is made up of skinny metallic pink branches with random baubles. There's also a cat popping out of a Christmas tree, a felt figure of frida Carlo, dressed in red with her signature mono brow, and black hair. The baubles are a mixture of shiny, ornate and handmade. Purples pinks golds, also some stars and gold suns. To the right on the wall behind the tree is a large green sprig of mistletoe with white berries. On the wall are small plates and placards of a decorative fifties feel nature.

The Penny Pepper tree is coming down now. Yes I always like to put my mark on the mid winter celebrations. But I like to be a bit ahead in knowing it's time to move on. Happy New year friends. What do you hope for the New year? #hny #2026 #writer #disabledwriter #poet #author #untoldstory

We've reached the final installment/last door to open on my DIY Advent Calendar!
I leave you with a little tale I hope you'll enjoy.. - Date in the Strand
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#disabledwriter #shortstory #writerslife #adventcalendar

“Against this backdrop, I wrote and I wrote” A look at the fight for the disability narrative in fiction.

I'm loving all the amazing feedback and responses to my piece in The Bookseller @_thebookseller. Thank you everyone!
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You know as a writer (and reader), I support this down to my marrow. I've written about our exclusion from literature so many times, most recently in The Bookseller and I'm exhausted. But still, the words keep coming. They must. @thebookseller.com @royalliteraryfund.bsky.social #untoldstories

It's the next part of my DIY Advent Calendar!
It's a little teasy taster of my Desires Reborn 21st Anniversary edition - enjoy!
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#writerslife #disabledwriter #eroticfiction

UK Disability History Month is almost over. As the winter solstice draws close, here's some thoughts on my wintering. What do you do in these darker days? #writer #disabilityhistorymonth #storiestotell #whatnext #wintersolstice #longestnight #solstice

Lost in the Allure of Midwinter And I don't think I'm alone

"The moving towards the darkest time together and looking further to when the light returns."
In my latest Substack piece 'Lost in The Allure of Winter' I'm talking all things cosy, keeping out the cold and creaky houses.
Come and join me over there, I'd love you as as a subscriber

Come down tomorrow if you're local. All welcome!

Calling all Hastings locals...
Wednesday 17th December from 12.30pm to 4.00pm at the Hastings Museum.
As Event’s Coordinators, myself and Theresa Hodge, who runs Crafting Connections, invite you along for a fun friendly afternoon, as we celebrate of UK Disability History Month.
It's FREE too!

Lost in the Allure of Midwinter And I don't think I'm alone

My latest Substack piece is up!
Lost in the Allure of Winter - And I Don't Think I'm Alone
The darkening days seem to create an atmosphere of community, at least here by the sea, as nature makes itself the centre of attention.
#writerslife #midwinter #newsubstack

Thank you for share. Even a new photo of actual me now up @thebookseller.com and thanks @royalliteraryfund.bsky.social UK Disability History Month on till 20th Dec. I'm (trying hard) to do an almost Penny Pepper advent calendar to links to my work out there.

A women in a tartan dress with glasses and a yellow flower in her hair sits in a wheelchair. She is smiling. There is a logo that reads: UK Disability History Month, and a quote reading : Good Times!

I often get asked ‘why do we need disability history month? What’s it for?’ This reflects the wearisome concept that disability is something to be ‘cured’, rather than something embedded within human experience. One day, we may live in a society that does not keep creating barriers.