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Every week I sit down with a coffee and write: a collection of essays, menacing stories and reflections on current fixations.
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Downloading the apps (opens the original)
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Last week I wrote about changes in my life and the process of writing about them and storing them in the archives. Sometimes though, you write a poem that you feel a sudden urge to share. I’m all about following those instincts.This happened last week and so here I am sharing that small poem. It’s about the absolute madness that is online dating. Messy, chaotic, hilarious. All of it mixed in together. I hope you like it!<a class="button primary" href="https:/
write through a break-up, store it in the archives (opens the original)
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I have been lucky enough to experience love into completion. The slow unravelling of an almost eight years was tender and slightly turbulent.I describe it as completion because the final act of that loving relationship was deciding we would be happier apart. Wanting the best for each other but knowing this would be on separate paths wasn’t easy. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7nKd!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fs
Not every book you write needs to be published (opens the original)
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I am slightly neurotic about my writing projects. I cling to them like prized gems and it takes me a while to let them go. When you’ve poured your heart, soul and energy into a project, it can feel like letting one go is some kind of failure. But I’ve realised that no one else is keeping the score.<div cla
less stress, more side quest (opens the original)
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I’m having a side quest summer…For a few years I had put a lot of focus onto my writing when I was in my down time. But then I had funding to write full-time for a bit last year. Now, writing and freelancing has started to become a part of my week.Get your writing FILTERED? To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<i
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