The Slow Train
by Rebecca Hurstin 📚 Literature
The Slow Train
About the Substack
Creative writing, poetry & wellbeing: sharing ideas & research on how to find the self on the page.
About Rebecca Hurst
Writer, opera maker, & illustrator. Researcher at the University of Manchester. Author of The Fox’s Wedding and The Iron Bridge. She/her. 🐌🌈🦋
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