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 Classroom We Don’t See
My first parents evening was spent on a tiny chair, looking through a tray of scribbles. I spent my last one sat at home looking at a screen on Zoom. Reflecting on how much the role of ‘school mum’ has shaped my life. I was crying before it even started. I’m awe of teachers but…
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Where Time Meets Space
As I’ve gotten back into my post Christmas routine, I’ve noticed something. When people ask how my Christmas was, I caught myself saying, “We didn’t really do much. But I felt so busy.” I usually do loads of jigsaws over Christmas. But I didn’t seem to find the time to do one this year. It…
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Messy Life, New Mantra
I had my children very close together. For one chaotic year, my mornings started with a playgroup drop-off in one place before a dash to school to drop my son off. We’d just moved house, and I wasn’t used to the new driveway. One morning, as I was reversing in a hurry, I crunched the…
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Fast headlines, slow heartbeats
I didn’t sleep very well on Tuesday night. I was reading too much news before bed, mostly about the U.S. election. I found myself picking up my phone through the night, refreshing for updates. It was a habit I hadn’t had since COVID. When I became unhealthily obsessed with the constant flood of news and…
By Eve Bell 