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  • Painting of thin man in the light standing with shepherd’s crook surrounded by sheep. A stout man is in the shadow, crouched low to the ground among vegetables. He wears a sour expression.

    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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  • Becky touches Pippa Hale's Ribbons sculpture as she reads some of the names. It is dark but the work is lit. In the background there are buildings of Leeds such as Leeds Playhouse.

    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…

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