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things from the week!! a "writing and drawing" retreat // flowers from the Women's Prize team // a delicious cake // my birthday outfit at The River Cafe

I don’t actively check the Substack leaderboard, because I don’t think you can successfully run a (fun/joyful) weekly Substack if you pay too close attention to it—but when I got an alert saying I was number #1 ‘Rising in Literature’ this week, I thought: ok that’s quite cool!)

So thank you to any newbies who have joined this week. A lovely surprise! I’m…