Stay warm
Writing hour starts at 9am
“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” Albert Camus
I’ve been thinking about warmth lately. Not just central heating, but the kind you create on purpose. My boyfriend recently reminded me of the quiet joy of a hot water bottle waiting in the bed before you climb in and on the sofa when you watch a good film. Such a small thing, and yet it changes the whole experience.
When life feels a bit cold — busy, distant, a little transactional — it helps to raise the temperature. Warmer conversations, candle light, softer evenings, simple pleasures that take the edge off the day.
Often we don’t need a different life, we just need more warmth inside the one we have.
Prompt:
Where in your life could you gently raise the temperature this week? What small act of warmth would make your days feel softer?
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If you’ve been meaning to write — your journal, your Substack, your book, your Big Beautiful Thing — but somehow always end up reorganising the fridge instead… welcome home.
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We chat for five minutes at the start, five at the end, and the rest of the time we simply write together. No pressure or performance. Just a calm, friendly corner of the internet where pages get filled and ideas stop hiding.
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