I’m Maya, a working-class writer and storyteller living in Mid-Wales. I write fiction, memoir and stories about the Dragon who lives on my roof.
‘A curse on being ordinary! Wrong is not her name. Her name is Maya Jordan. She is a noisy woman and we should fear her.’
– Michael Sheen
‘Funny as hell and full of fight. Maya’s voice is the real deal.’
– Daisy May Cooper
My memior CHOPSY – The Resistance Tales of a Working-class Woman published by September Publishing is out now.
A sharply funny, furious and rousing account of a life lived in triumphant opposition to the limitations and systemic inequalities of a working-class woman’s life.
Buy my book: linktr.ee/chopsymayajordan
When I am not writing, I’m mostly being dragged around a field by my mad dog, Bertie.
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latest blogs
My Old Man
A little something from the archives. The Mister and I fall back onto the bed, hot and panting, sweat glistening our skin. Oi! Eyes up top. It was nothing like that; we’d just finished putting the duvet cover on. This is what counts for excitement in middle-aged life. I feel I should point out that…
An Awfully Big Adventure
For some of you, these will be the last days of summer with kids at home before they head off to university. They will come back, if only to get their washing done, and leave mould-crusted pans under the stairs for you to sniff out once they return to their real life. In the coming…
Bordering Grey 