Leeds
Ruth Abara
Works with words. Writes about attention, slow work and the notebooks that hold it together.
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evergreen 4 min
The case for doing one thing a day
Not one task, one thing, done first. Two years of an idea that sounded too simple to work.
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evergreen Paid 4 min
My commonplace book system, in full
Eleven years, one notebook a year and an index box. Everything you need to start one this week.
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seedling 4 min
Notes on attention
Observations, not conclusions. Attention as a budget, the phone in another room, and questions I am still asking.
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evergreen 3 min
Why we write in public
Four friends, eleven years of long emails, and a garden instead of a stream.
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evergreen 3 min
Fixing things with strangers on Saturday mornings
A church hall, long tables, cups of tea and broken things. The best three hours of my month.
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budding Members 3 min
Mending old books with thread and glue
Loose pages, torn pages and broken spines. How I mend the books I cannot replace.
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budding Members 3 min
Living by the daylight
A year of letting the light shape the day: slow winter mornings, candles after dinner, long June evenings.