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Everything is Connected
My summer began with a dreamy Fallow at the Farm creative day retreat. The people who spent that Saturday writing, breathing, and simply being were a compact, compassionate, and creative group. There has been little fallow time for my notebook and keyboard since. Thanks to a handful of commissions and grants, I have been in…
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Fallow, me as museum piece, and a queer literature party
Last call for Fallow at the Farm It is your last chance to get tickets for Fallow at the Farm, a creative retreat which will happen this Saturday, 5th July, 11-4. I’m really looking forward to welcoming a small group to the lovely space on Otley Chevin where we will chill and create in response…
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Fallowness, Sowing and Reaping
Fallowness Many of us are finding the world an increasingly hostile and chaotic place. It is more hostile to some than others. I know that a lot of my readers give time and energy to fight for social, racial, global and environmental justice in different ways. In this context, opportunities for togetherness and fallowness seem…
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Writing in 2024 – a photo journal
I’m usually all about privileging words but this time I want to share the non-hierarchical top ten of my writing year in images. Don’t worry word lovers, there are a few of those too. I hope you are able to let go of what you need to today. Here’s to a 2025 of less ash…