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18. “Narrate the impossible things, turn them into a story, and they can be controlled.”
Story Sunday #7 and June reading wrap up
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Anushree Nande
17. “I bear witness. Is life very fragile or very resilient? This dragonfly’s struggle scores one for both.”
New writing, and some old and new Pride Month reading recommendations
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16. "Everyone has a story to tell, even if they never write it down."
Fantasy worlds, ordinary lives, Creative Mini #1, and May reads
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15. "That is your calling, isn't it? To remember and to mark down."
Rereads, the nature of story, and the act of memory via Nghi Vo and Daphne du Maurier, and three newsletter recommendations
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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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