Ink-Stained Compass

Ink-Stained Compass

from the pages of my private journal: June

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Caitlin Gemmell
Jun 16, 2024
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Hello my darlings,

One of the perks of being a paid subscriber of my newsletter is that you get to read early drafts of my poems, and pages from my private journal. Today’s journal entry is about a magical experience I had on a recent woodland walk with my son. It’s lovely when the first day of a new month is full of blessings and positive omens for the month ahead. I had an incredible encounter on the 1st of June that I’m still trying to decipher.

But first, I have an announcement for all of you! In case you missed it in my last newsletter, I have been published in Bella Grace again. If you want to check out my article “How to Be Unabashedly Lazy” it is in Issue 40. And you can get a 15 % discount off anything in the Bella Grace shop with my discount code SUMMER624.

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a lone wolf walking through a forest at night
Photo by Julien Riedel on Unsplash

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