The Library
Wonder, nature, folklore, culture, creativity.
I write about all sorts.
This is a selection of my writing.
More recent work is on Substack.
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The Quiet Cost of Convenience
Today is International Zero Waste Day. Right now, we’re using the resources of 1.75 Earths every year.Earth Overshoot Day gets earlier every single year.We’re borrowing from the future just to get through the present. I spent 15 years building a business that helped parents reduce waste.I thought reusing was the answer.But over time, I realised…
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Honouring the Women Who Built Us
I’m writing this on International Women’s Day. I love this day seeing all the stories about women. Making a mark on their own worlds in their own ways. I feel so lucky to have been surrounded by remarkable and strong women growing up. And now as I am older, I have women who lift me…
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Not Ours to Carry Alone
There was a moment in yoga the other day when my teacher gave us a pose and said, imagine you are holding up the world. My arms lifted and for a second, in the quiet of the room, surrounded by others, it felt possible. But then my arms felt heavy as the realisation came that…
By Eve Bell 