spells of survival

spells of survival

writing as process, not performance

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Isabel Abbott
Sep 23, 2025
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There are writing courses that promise transformation. Writing as revolution, rebellion, reclamation, as if the act of putting words to paper must always lead to something greater than the words themselves. And while I don’t disagree that writing can be revolutionary or that it can reclaim and reimagine what has been lost, I find myself wanting somethin…

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