You know summer’s truly over when the rain begins — and doesn’t let up. Not a passing drizzle, but the kind that settles in, soaking the streets and dimming the sky for days on end. That’s when I feel the shift: not just in weather, but in mood, in energy, in the way my body moves through the world.
Autumn, for many, is a season of comfort. Fires lit. Wool sweaters pulled from the back of the closet. The slow build toward Christmas, then the hopeful pause of New Year’s Day. I understand the appeal — truly. But for me, those brief flickers of joy are swallowed by the long stretch of cold months that follow. I’m simply not built for sleet and snow, for the damp that clings to everything, including my bones.
Fatigue deepens. Sunshine becomes a memory. And yet — something else stirs.
Writing returns to me in the rain.
In summer, I’m pulled outward. The garden calls, the sun insists, and I answer. I bask, I breathe, I forget the discipline that writing demands. Inspiration scatters like pollen in the wind. But when the skies darken and the chill sets in, I retreat. Indoors. Inward. Back to the quiet companionship of my computer — a relationship that, despite everything, brings me joy.
There’s something about the rhythm of rain on the windows, the hush of grey mornings, that makes space for words. I write more. I write better. I write with a kind of honesty that only autumn seems to allow.
So here’s to the season of stillness. Of stories. Of showing up at the page, even when the world feels heavy.
This autumn I’ll be writing more often — both here on rosieglobal.com and on my newer blog, theunseenme.com, where I explore the realities of invisible disabilities. It’s a space I’ve long wanted to create: honest, reflective, and rooted in lived experience.
And if all goes well, I’ll be stretching even further — toward something that feels both thrilling and terrifying: writing a book. I don’t know if I’ll manage it, but I do know I want to try.
So thank you for being here. I hope these words offer you warmth, recognition, or simply a moment of quiet. Let’s see where this season takes us.
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