While he sleeps

While he sleeps

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Sport as communion
And the lifeblood of female companionship
Jul 30 • 
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June 2025

Attention as devotion
Have you been caught out by purpose porn, too?
Jun 25 • 
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4

May 2025

A domestic mother
On what it means to love and be loved
May 21 • 
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8

March 2025

I hope my daughter isn't a good girl
Even when I'd quite like her to do as she's told...
Mar 18 • 
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3
A near miss
How my life did not (thankfully) change, on an idle Wednesday
Mar 5 • 
Emily Herbert
6

February 2025

Be the person your dog thinks you are
And other moonlit musings
Feb 12 • 
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3

December 2024

An avocado for Christmas
Small changes to make for a fervent time of year
Dec 4, 2024 • 
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2

October 2024

Mulberries, trains and the women who save small towns
My vampire baby and her taste for fresh mulberries…
Oct 25, 2024 • 
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3

August 2024

Roving Numby
With a group of non-strangers with no phone service
Aug 28, 2024 • 
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A broken arm and a small menty b
Babies full time ain't for the faint-hearted
Aug 14, 2024 • 
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March 2024

How I became a wet-nurse
And other bits from the last couple of months
Mar 27, 2024 • 
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3

November 2023

A nephew to love
A scribble while my babies sleep
Nov 15, 2023 • 
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