Y is for Years
Week Y | Monday | An anniversary offer
I know it’s difficult to focus on anything or pretend that all is normal at this exact moment in time. But I remind myself that there are many different realities in the present moment by watching a live feed of a stork’s nest in the Czech Republic. I hope that it helps you, too. This, too, is our world right now.
And I try to remember these words of CS Lewis:
In other news, this month marks the third anniversary of my starting this communal space, with a mind to giving my homeless ideas and creations a place to live. It has given me so much more, as I have just described in a book I’ll share with you tomorrow. I’m grateful beyond words that you’re here with me for post 860 (!). I had no clue how to use Substack then, and I’m still learning.
A Room of One’s Own
I hadn’t had a room of my own since 2014. I worked overseas, in Saudi Arabia and Thailand, then was a housesitter all over Europe until Brexit forced me back to the UK in July 2019. Moving 19 times in the seven months following, I could no longer focus on anything much. I was tired of lugging everything I owned with me, of fillings gaps with hotels whic…
Until the end of June, I’m offering paid subscriptions at 30% off the usual rates forever. That’s right, forever. However long that is. For me, that means for as long as I’m alive because I have no plans to ever stop creating this every weekday.
Here’s what you get:
And also the satisfaction of supporting something you can, for others who can’t. Not a very 2025 concept, but here we are. That’s our vibe here, I believe.
