Archive - Home & Place Writing

A Standpipe, a Coal Bunker, and Spiders in the Shed

Remembering my Tiny First Home

Jul 8 • Yasmin Chopin

Maps tell only part of the story

A Discussion Post

Jul 1 • Yasmin Chopin

June 2026

A Noose, a Crane, a Very Good Deal

And a New Name for Tyburn Lane

Jun 24 • Yasmin Chopin

From Slugs to Secateurs - What I've Learned This Year

The Garden; How I Tend it and What Lives Here

Jun 17 • Yasmin Chopin

Yarn Bombing Day—June 11!

Is it Art or is it a form of Graffiti? Join the Discussion!

Jun 10 • Yasmin Chopin

An Urban Square in Huntingdon and a Man I Never Knew

A Dialogue with Two Benches

Jun 3 • Yasmin Chopin

May 2026

Half-Familiar: Finding My Place in a Border Town

A Photo Walk, a Zine, and the Slow Work of Belonging in a New place

May 27 • Yasmin Chopin

A Storm, a Season, and Listening to a New Place

There was Something on the Roof!

May 20 • Yasmin Chopin

Why Place Writing is an Essential Survival Tool

Walking to the End of the World with Dru Jaeger

May 13 • Yasmin Chopin

Facing a 50:50 Chance of Survival Made Me Rethink Every Single Thing I Ate

And Why my Polytunnel in Scotland is Now my Medicine Cabinet

May 6 • Yasmin Chopin

April 2026

A Year of Personal Writing: An Anthology

Traces of my Life Generated by Seven Thoughtful Prompts

Apr 29 • Yasmin Chopin

The Value of Field Notes as Proof of Presence

Analysing Place Writing to Understand it Better

Apr 22 • Yasmin Chopin

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