Introducing Notes & Fragments
A free digital book for annual subscribers
Hello,
From now on, if you take out an annual subscription to The Clearing, you’ll receive Notes & Fragments.
Commonplace Book:
A notebook compiling scraps of useful or interesting information.
So much of what I write never sees the light of day. Essays fizzle out or fail to find a publication. Chapters are cut from books. Jotted thoughts stay hidden between the pages. Quotes are noted and then forgotten.
Mostly I’m fine with this; writing involves a certain amount of wastage. But sometimes these fragments deserve a second life, and so I’ve compiled them into a digital book to share.
Notes & Fragments is a beautifully designed compendium of all my stray thoughts from the past year. Some pieces are short and enigmatic; some are longer chunks of writing that didn’t ever find a home. They’re gathered together with a selection of my photographs, a yearbook of stray ideas. I hope it creates a delicious bonus read for fans of my work, and perhaps also a glimpse into the writer’s process.
To receive your copy, you just need to take out an annual subscription, and we’ll send you a copy by email! If you’re already an annual subscriber, you should receive your copy by email today.
Why is it only for annual subscribers?
We incentivise annual subscriptions because they help us to plan and fund more interesting posts. It’s also way better value, the equivalent of getting two months free per year. If you’re a monthly subscriber, you can upgrade any time. (Btw, we regularly give away free subscriptions to people who would like to join the community but can’t afford to: apply here if that sounds like you.)
What we offer:
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The True Stories Book Club, which focuses on classic wayfinding memoir or nature writing.
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Take care,
Katheirne
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Hello - the original version of this post was missing a link to the form to request a subscription for those who would like to join the community but can’t afford to. It's here, and now in the body of the post. https://katherine-may.co.uk/free-places-substack
Thank you! I can’t wait to read ☺️