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July 26, 2022
On My Bedside Table: July 2022 Roundup premium
    My monthly newsletter (which you can subscribe to by filling in the form on the right-hand side of my website’s home page) always includes an “On My Bedside Table” section. This is primarily a mix of books I’m currently reading or have just bought with the intention of reading. Disclaimer: I always buy […]
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July 19, 2022
Creative Writing Prompts: Photographs premium
I recently read an interesting article about the way that constantly taking photographs “diminishes our ability to recall our experiences, diverts our attention, and takes us out of the moment” but that “at the same time, new research suggests that cameras can also be used to enhance our memories of certain experiences”. I guess, for […]
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6 Degrees of Separation, Reading, Reviews & Recommendations
July 5, 2022
6 Degrees of Separation: From Wintering to Homecoming premium
Welcome back to Six Degrees of Separation, where readers all start with the same book and link it to six other titles in any random way our minds decide to make connections. This month’s starting book is Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May. I  haven’t read Wintering, but […]
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June 7, 2022
One-Word Creative Prompts #2 premium
How does your mind make creative connections? I find mine often does so in seemingly randomly and unexpected ways. But only when I give it space do so, such as when I’m walking or on long car trips. This is a different aspect of the creative process from the need to stop procrastinating and “just […]
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June 4, 2022
6 Degrees of Separation: From Sorrow and Bliss to Lost and Found premium
Welcome back to the bookish version of Six Degrees of Separation, where we all start with the same book but end up somewhere different depending on the way our subconscious makes bookish connections. This month’s starting book is Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason, which was shortlisted for the 2022 Women’s Prize for Fiction. One […]
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May 31, 2022
Book Notes: So Many Beats of the Heart by Carrie Cox premium
About So Many Beats of the Heart After moving across the country to an “alien city of her husband’s choosing”, Evie Shine is blindsided when he leaves her. As a marriage counsellor in her professional life, Evie wonders why she didn’t see this coming. Left dealing with the aftermath, including the impact on her two […]
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    Thanks, Davida! Heading over to check out your chain now (I'm a bit late this month).
    In 6 Degrees of Separation: From Wintering to Homecoming
    Lovely chain here. I don't know any of these books.
    In 6 Degrees of Separation: From Wintering to Homecoming
    I would love to know what you think once you have finished them - I always love seeing your perspective on the books you read x
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