Dewithon 2024: Bring Me Sunshine by Lucy Kemp
'Order and self-regulation had saved her. Or at least she thought they had. The only guarantee she had now was a bowl of reheated pasta. Beyond that, she was no longer in the driving seat but a passenger of anxiety.' There are times when every one of us looks for comfort in routine. Going home, making a pot of tea, re-reading a favourite book, listening to the music of our youth; all of these things can help us through difficult times. But what happens when that need for routine becomes an obsession, a shield, a barrier between us and the exciting, exhilarating, terrifying unpredictability of life? Do we stay in our comfort zone, or do we put our toe back into that potentially shark-infested water? Do we listen to those voices - our own and other people's - telling us safe is better than sorry? Do we live, or simply exist? Charlotte Bold is Charlie Traffic, Orbital Radio's collator of commuting news. Once upon a time she was the station's hotshot anchor DJ, but a t