Portraits of people affected by Trump’s immigration ban. And how this will affect the places you eat. A long read on immigration and homogeneity in Poland. A restaurant employing refugees from Syria.
Alain de Botton on writing things down to calm the mind and organise thoughts. “Self-disgust is second nature to most writers; procrastination is endless. It’s a pity for literature that the news has been quite so interesting lately. It takes a long time – and a lot of browsing of The Guardian website – till the pain of achieving nothing at all trumps the fear of doing something badly.”
We are in Spain at the moment. I am rereading The Historian, for comfort and reassurance in these troubled times.
On teaching creative writing.
A travel guide to Santa Fe.
This honey cake. Ways to get more cookies in your life. Wonderful words from Rachel Roddy.
Have a good week. x
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