Before We Leave with Bee Lilyjones and Friends
Bee Lilyjones, Donna Fisher, Debs Stott, Julia Adzuki, Yasmin Chopin, Stacy Boone, Julie Snider, Amanda C. SandosEvery place has stories worth knowing.
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Every place has stories worth knowing.
A Geordie writer living in Australia and drinking lots of tea. Winner-2026 Libraro Prize. Shortlistee-2025 Bridport Short Story Prize. Author of Queentide and the Substack-Exclusive novel, Daughter of the Forgotten Goddess.
I’m interested in what we discover through moodling, especially together; and in giving curiosity enough time and space to take us somewhere we couldn’t have planned.
Artist and forest dweller, addressing ecological grief through the sensuous relation of inner and outer landscapes.
Gardening in the Scottish Borders. Writing about nature, home and place. Sharing my PhD research in creative non-fiction place writing. Creating a supportive network for writers at every stage of their career.
|| writer || outdoor advocate || homestead manager || retired backpacking guide || Stacy writes about the environment and how to develop one's own nature-placed relationship. She wants readers to be inspired to be outside.
Writer of fiction and nonfiction, retired teacher, lover of nature, explorer of the world.
Colorful, award-winning writer, artist, and all around bird nerdy former zookeeper, who prefers the company of non-human animals.
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