Breccia by Ruth Allen
by Ruth AllenBreccia by Ruth Allen
About the Substack
What rocks can teach us & other things [Breccia: a rock composed of fragments] Journal pieces from my life alongside rock and animal kin, and the embodied writing process. Vignettes, brief contemplations, essays, prose sketchbook and travel dispatches.
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- Journal, listicles and news on Thursdays
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- Exclusive access to my prose sketchbook & flash non-fiction (750 words or less)
- Extra posts on behind the scenes stuff and deep dives into writing
- The tenderest bits!
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- £40 a year
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About Ruth Allen
Author: Weathering (2024, Ebury Penguin) & Grounded (2021, Hachette). Outdoor Psychotherapist & Embodied Writing Mentor ('Writing from the Inner Grounds') Former geologist. Movement practitioner. Epilithic. Bison soul. 🍊 tick
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