It's time to stop letting perfect be the enemy of good
a light-hearted romp through my unnewsworthy week in & they key to a contented life
Breccia by Ruth Allen
[Breccia: a rock composed of fragments] Newsletter of pieces exploring 'the body geological' by a geologist, psychotherapist and author-artist. Personal essays, creative process, esoteric readings, travel dispatches, and work updates etc.
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Making good decisions for yourself and your work
How I'm avoiding falling into a pit of post-residency blues // a few things I've been playing with this week
'No, Impossible', and other recurring creative motifs
residency report // open studio and thoughts on returning home
The suspended reality of life on residency
residency report // becoming more artist in my mindset, going where the energy flows
Who are you?
Residency report // settling in, seeing what's here, surfacing new project questions
I'm starting a new project!
Exploring RIFUGIO/REFUGE in Val Taleggio, Italy - Rocks. Mountains. Listening. Did I say, rocks?
I don't want to talk about climate chaos but I'm going to.
Four small (big) actions for surviving the despair and devastation of increasing heat-domes in a burning world
Best Reads of 2026 so far
a mid-year wrap up of my favourites as the solstice approaches
Process notes: 4 thoughts on creativity this week
Creativity as participation (after Nick Cave) | learning poetry by heart | making preparations | writing within the hour
Loving the world back to life
authentic movement & witnessing | loss of the sacred | sea dancing | at least two powerful encounters | a drafted poem about muntjac deer