Field Notes
A newsletter by Freya Bromley. Collecting field notes on love, loss and the restorative power of nature. Sometimes travel diaries (chaos and gossip) too.
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20 Questions A Real Piece of Work Asks (opens the original)
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It’s a funny thing when you write a book and then to promote it people ask you to write all these other things about the themes in your work. I’m a very enthusiastic person, so I’ll generally accept nearly opportunity for a bit of self promotion but—when asked to neatly sum up who gets to tell the story of those who are no longer with us—I do find myself wondering: well, if I could answer that in an 800 word article then I wouldn’t have had to write this book. A Real Piece of Work is the form my
Tokyo Travel Guide (opens the original)
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For most of us, a holiday to Japan is a once in a lifetime holiday. You don’t just pop there—you plan it meticulously and want to soak up every moment. The pressure of the ‘dream trip’ gave me serious planning procrastination and despite usually being organised to a fault, I was overwhelmed at where to even start booking (maybe that’s how you’ve found this Substack). After our time in Tokyo, I can confidently say the pressure was totally unnecessary. Everyone will tell you that you need to book
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