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The luxury of losing ourselves in the minutiae of life
and finding peace by plodding along the fern lined paths of Ilkley Moor under an expansive Yorkshire sky
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Harriet Mason
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Evolution of a writer, part two
Is there more to my love of a writing course than curiosity and a desire to learn about the craft of writing? Could it have something to do with…
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Harriet Mason
5
A gentle leap into June
On how a gentle reinvention feels a week in, plus saunas on the prom, swims in the sea and sharpening the pencils for this writing life
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Harriet Mason
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May 2025

April 2025

Plenty to be going on with…
Easter Sunday was a loose-limbed kind of day without a definitive start, end or purpose, a bit like last week's writing, just plenty of sitting and…
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Harriet Mason
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Evolution of a writer
From emptying my head onto a blank page to writing with purpose and with a (small) audience. Where next for this writer without a plan?
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Harriet Mason
The Black Metal Tin
Where clues to a complicated family history lie. I want to piece them together so that I can better understand my grandmother and build a picture of the…
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Harriet Mason
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'It's brassic, but felt amazing afterwards'*
Why on earth is this landlubber contemplating dips in the river, Googling outdoor swimming kit and buying tickets for moonlight swims in the lido?
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Harriet Mason
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March 2025

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