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What’s the problem with being up a mountain with no phone signal or orienteering skills?

Posted on June 28, 2013 by gabrielablandy

It has begun to rain. The wind comes in cycles – building, building – so that at its peak my body wobbles and I contemplate the steepness below me: images of tumbling headfirst down lumps and bumps, through sharp grass. … Continue reading →

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Shouldn’t I be able to use all my published books as furniture by now?

Posted on April 22, 2013 by gabrielablandy

  I have recently been on a hunt for Alice Munro. When I reached the Canadian border the other week, a lady in the passport control booth asked me where I was heading. Goderich, I told her, grinning ludicrously about … Continue reading →

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First drafts: allowing the worm to navigate the soils of your mind

Posted on February 5, 2013 by gabrielablandy

I decided to go on a retreat a few years ago. When people asked me why, I tried to explain, but always got a sense I’d left something out; I circled back to the beginning, tried again. Words followed words, … Continue reading →

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