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14. “The solution to an age of disenchantment? Be enchanted."
What I'm reading and writing, April reading wrap up, and recent favourite links
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13. "So we beat on, boats against the current."
100 years of The Great Gatsby, a new India Holton release, and current joys
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12. "A star shines on the hour of our meeting."
Middle Earth March 2025, what I read this month, and a series recommendation
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11. "Rest is essential to life; it’s essential to being alive."
Reframing creative restorative rest, longer thoughts on Anne Tyler's latest, and some things that have recently brought me joy
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10. "Remember: Always walk in the light..."
... and if you feel like you're not walking in it, go find it. Love the light—the recently late Roberta Flack (rest in power and peace)
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9. Story Sunday #6
Glitter Glass and Magic Water
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8. "What can be wrong with knowing?"
Escapism, balance in the age of overload, and two book recommendations
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7. "What do people need?"
What to do when a favourite author turns out to be a monster, and Psalms and Prayers for a better world
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6. Story Sunday #5
Bonus issue: Read excerpts from Summer Melody, Pomegranate Summer, and Ruby Whispers
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5. Dear 2024
A mini-letter to the year gone by, a round-up of my favourite reads, and of my published writing
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4. "The self is not a static thing."
Celebrating two years on Substack, discussing the nature of change and evolution as it relates to a writerly self, and Orbital by Samantha Harvey
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3. "The soul is thicker in winter."
Bluesky, Nina's MacLaughlin's Winter Solstice, what our bookshelves say about us, and two books that are currently helping me to write
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