S1 Ep5 Winter words to soothe the soul

Lose yourself in a flurry of wintery words from some of my favourite writers across food writing, nature writing, fiction, creativity, poetry and more. These are words to soothe the soul. There's also a special seasonal writing exercise for you, and we look into the tradition of the Christmas pudding.Episode 5 includes:The benefits of reading inspiring words, and writing your own, in the dark seasonSnippets of some wonderful writing from words that make you notice more to words that celebrate the human spiritA writing prompt for you to tryExploring the origins of the Christmas puddingThis week’s ‘Get ahead tips’Download the transcript here.Resources mentioned in this episode:The Almanac 2021 by Lia Leendertz A Year of Good Eating: The Kitchen Diaries III by Nigel SlaterJRR Tolkien’s Letters from Father Christmas edited by Baillie TolkienThe Complete Cold Mountain: Poems of the legendary hermit Hanshan, translated by Kazuaki Tanahashi and Peter LevittOne Day in December by Josie SilverThe Artist's Way by Julia CameronDrinking From the River of Light by Mark NepoDivine Beauty by John O’DonohueThe Light in the Dark by Horatio ClareThe Wild Remedy by Emma MitchellMaking Winter by Emma MitchellWild Embers by Nikita GillRhythms and Roads by Victoria EricksonFor more details of my book Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year and some free goodies with purchase, go to bethkempton.com/ChristmasTake good care, Beth  (@bethkempton on Instagram) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit calmchristmas.substack.com