Vixie's stories

JustGiving Page - asking for help so I don't lose my belongings and things of my parents. Cheers

2026-08-07T11:48:31.214+01:00

JUSTGIVING PAGE - https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/vickie-johnstone

I'm sleeping rough at the moment cos I can't get a job. I have £10 until September and today it's August 6. I need to raise money. I am also now in debt to 2 companies that have made demands.

No one offered me a place to stay, so I sleep on the pavement or benches. I was doing hostels when I had money (some mates lent me some). My parents are dead and I have been single since May 2023. My dad died in June 2024 and I just got back to London in March 2025.
I will donate some of the money to Shelter if I receive a lot over the target. I have supported homeless causes, including Centrepoint, a lot since my 20s.

I have spent 47 nights outside so far. I contacted 4 councils, but they can't help. I'm childless.

The photo is of me in my sleeping bag outside.

Big thanks to the drop-in centres and volunteers who give me food. My savings ran out on May 18.

I've worked my entire life in London since I was at Uni. And I have always been independent and paid my own way. I've also lived my entire life in London except for about 3.5 years.

I've done fundraising in the past for charities, including a sponsored writing gig, and I have 2 books and 2 records that raise money for charities. But now I have to do something for myself. My parents are both dead and I've been single since May 2023. And I haven't found a pot of gold at the bottom of a garden.

Don't know what else to do with 2 companies trying to take money from me that I don't owe them when my bank account is empty, and I've told them I'm homeless and jobless (one has handed over to a debt collection agency and the other is sending demands even though I sent a phone back and they owe me money) and I'm in danger of losing my belongings and those of my parents if I can't pay a bill (I've managed to pay it this month - I thought it had failed), and I can't afford £10 for a new Oystercard that the machine just blew up, so...

I went through my inheritance from my dad (he died in June 2024 after being on end-of-life care and I had the priviledge of helping him for 6 months) running away from a harassment and stalking team that has been on my back for 10 years. I've also been refused hostel places because of this fact. I've also been told I'm imagining it, but you can't imagine being physically assaulted. I've had items stolen from storage, my homes, hotels and in the street. And I can't replace what has gone missing.

I haven't had any post since July 2025. Now I can't make or take calls on my phone.

All this has been a bit stressful, but I'm still going... you have the odd bad day when you want to scream and jump in the ocean, but I think every single homeless person in the country feels like that on some days - especially when they are hounded by companies (who were happy to take your money for decades when you were solvent).

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Free to read: Song Book of lyrics to 37 songs recorded with Billy Johnstone

2026-08-05T22:53:30.753+01:00

Here's a Song Book of 37 songs. I wrote the lyrics and my uncle, Billy Johnstone, wrote the melodies, added some lyrics and sang on them! It was an accidental partnership that started in lockdown and turned into one of my most prolific periods for poetry and song writing - I'd never tried song writing before. The actual songs can be bought online - see the links in the book.

This is free to read. 
My faves are The Joker, Bird in the Brain, The Dark Wood, She blows in with the Tide, Cold Cardboard Sky and Sea of Broken Glass... And Billy's singing is just amazing. There are links to his videos.
Cold Cardboard Sky is a charity song, raising money for Shelter.
The Cage is a charity song, raising money for Animals Asia 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1My9VtLeWved40Hi5zGWIYrTWZqxT5Uuc/view?usp=drive_link

A Poem a Day (749): You on repeat

2026-07-14T23:19:13.920+01:00

You on repeat

You were supposed to turn up on time.
You were meant to end each line with a rhyme.

You were fated to turn tomorrow upside down.
You were meant to greet each day without a frown.

You shifted the energy when you walked in a room.
You swept up the dark with the back of a broom.

You were the one to joke and wear glitter.
You were the one who trained to get fitter.

You were the one the other kids looked up to.
You were the only one the older kids knew.

You were always telling the tallest stories.
You were the answer to everyone’s worries.

You got older, drove too fast, lived a little too wild.
You never wore a sword, never needed a shield.

You forgot the names of your fans you met.
You met me, but my face was one you’d forget.

You were the artist, the writer, the talker.
You were the beginning, the end, the Faulkner.

You acted in this lifetime like you were out of tune.
You’d already lived nine lives before the strike of noon.

You enjoyed it all too much to protect your own hide.
You forgot to click your belt for that daring last ride.

You held the globe in your hand for an endless time.
You didn’t know the world would make you pay a fine.

You held up a mirror for others to discern their flaw.
You noticed not everyone liked what they saw.

You were meant to leave quietly, unnoticed.
You weren’t meant to leave a note that grimaced.

You were the one everyone wanted to be.
You weren’t meant to be the one that couldn’t see.

You lost your way trying to find how everything gels.
You forgot you can’t save yourself and everyone else.

Vickie Johnstone, July 14, 2026