Hello friends,

In last week’s letter I shared how Lullaby for Mothers wrote herself a manifesto. One of the things that has happened since then is that I have been offering to send people the book for free. A little gift for yourself, or sent to a friend or sister, mother or daughter, or to leave randomly sitting on a bus stop bench.

I offered this on my facebook page last week, and have since delightedly sent off a few dozen copies.

This week I am offering it to those of you that read The Weekly Letter. Next week I’ll be offering it to the peeps on Instagram. The offer lasts for as long as I have printed copies in my basket!

New Poems

Here’s two new poems from this week.

The first poem, Follow, speaks to the beautiful otherworldly process by which some part of us already knows where we’re going. Mostly we notice it after the fact, but sometimes we can notice it as it’s happening.

The second, At the sea, reflects my ongoing love affair with the coast (don’t tell my valley). 

You can reply to me here (or message me on Messenger) if you would like a book posted to you or a friend.

Wherever you are in the world, I’m sending you love and good health. Let’s take care of ourselves, and take care of each other. Whether it be by self-isolating or social distancing (both of which are wise, community-oriented steps to take right now), let’s remember to keep in touch with one another. Ask someone to listen if you need to talk, and offer to listen if someone else needs to talk!

If you’d like to reply to tell me about things where you are, I’m right here, and I’m listening.

Lots of love,

Mary xx

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