<p>Not too warm, not too cool, the kind of evening where you’re still in shorts but have pulled on a sweater, is where we find ourselves this week with the wonderful writer and papercut artist Anna Brones.&nbsp;</p><br><p>It’s the Pacific North-West but imbued with Anna’s Swedish heritage as she brings comfort and nostalgia - cold water swimming, her grandmother’s woollen blanket - to a cosy spot on a blustery shore.</p><br><p>Together, Katherine and Anna explore ideas of home, desire for the place you are not, ‘the curse of the creatives’ and share fascinating insights into both of their creative processes.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Links from the episode: &nbsp;</p><br><p>Anna’s book<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/3108/9781607745860" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <em>Fika: The Art of the Swedish Coffee Break</em></a>&nbsp;</p><p>Anna’s newsletter<a href="https://creativefuel.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Creative Fuel</a></p><p>Anna’s website<a href="https://www.annabrones.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.annabrones.com/</a></p><p>Anna’s<a href="https://www.instagram.com/annabrones/?hl=en-gb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Instagram</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p>Visit The Clearing website<a href="http://www.theclearingpod.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> www.theclearingpod.com</a> for a full transcript, to discover how to enjoy our bonus episodes, our ad free episodes and if you subscribe, how to submit your own idea for a dream retreat.</p><br><p>Buy Katherine’s books:<a href="https://katherine-may.co.uk/enchantment" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <em>Enchantment</em></a> |<a href="https://katherine-may.co.uk/wintering" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <em>Wintering</em></a> | <em>The Electricity of Every Living Thing</em>:<a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/1124/9781409172512" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> UK</a> /<a href="https://bookshop.org/books/the-electricity-of-every-living-thing-a-woman-s-walk-in-the-wild-to-find-her-way-home/9781612199603" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> US</a></p><p>Follow Katherine on<a href="https://www.instagram.com/katherinemay_/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Instagram</a></p><p>Visit Katherine’s<a href="https://katherine-may.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Website</a></p><br><p><strong>Production Credits</strong></p><p>Guest Booker and Admin Support - Meghan Hutchins</p><p>Substack Manager - Rebecca Armstrong</p><p>Producer - Alice Lloyd</p><p>Music - The Leaf Library @theleaflibrary</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>