Mess In A Boat

Mess In A Boat

About the Substack

Nature from a narrowboat through a neurodivergent lens

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About Jen Ratcliffe 🚣‍♀️🌿

Come catch a wave 🌊 I'm Jen, I share dreamy musings about nature from my wandering water-cradled narrowboat in the UK ✨Longlisted Walking In The Dark 25/ Shortlisted WC Nature Writing Prize 24/ Finalist Porthleven Prize 23 🗞️ BL Waterwaysworld etc