Straw like tame lightnings
A nightwalk with rutting roes, a World Record, and 'ethical fading'. Plus: Fête Report, an apology, and a rural wedding in the Village News
Witness Marks by Melissa Harrison
A monthly postcard from the English countryside: nature, the rural year, and a village newsletter. Book news and other personal updates at the top.
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A little patch of ground
How thinking hyperlocally can help you manage climate anxiety
The Given World: original soundtrack
The album is officially released TODAY to buy on CD or download and via all the usual streaming platforms
The weedlap of summer rivers
Sunset beside slow-moving water, a lovely weed poem, a book tour update and an anonymous note (!) in the Village News
To stop here at nothing
June's light nights, the 'soft cuckle' of day-singing nightingales and, in the Village News, corpse controversy at the National Gardens Scheme
How to go to a book event
A free post about the joys and perils of literary shindigs. Thank you for coming! Next!
Italia profonda
I went to Tuscany to watch a writing retreat being born, and it was wonderful.
Publication day
Marking a moment that matters
Paradise spreads round
Sitting by a pond while nothing happens; plus, there's burger pie in the Village News
Everything unfolding
Book tour dates, something lovely to listen to, and something wonderful to look at