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  • Caro Giles

    Words about life on the edge, making time to write and revealing the woman behind the mother. Author of Unschooled and Twelve Moons. Psychologies columnist. Single parent-carer.

  • Amy Liptrot

    Author of THE OUTRUN and THE INSTANT. I post my columns for The Orcadian and occasional other bits.

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    I write about the way life feels, and explore themes including creativity, motherhood, imperfectionism, grief, sobriety, sex, joy and my loathing of cooking supper every night.

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