Tanya Meeson

Into the dream

I was invited to talk to a book club in Greyton this week, held at the wonderful Maånskyñ on Oak Street. As I’d be speaking to bookish people, it seemed like the appropriate time to explore the co-created space between writers and readers. I thought I’d share the talk here. The question writers often getContinue reading “Into the dream”

Dante, Gordian knots, and why creatives should learn to sell

Well, I sat down to tell you about this insanely long essay I read in the LRB about Dante and why his Inferno was Very Important (as part of my ‘read an essay a week and tell you about it’ schpeel), but the paper has gone missing and so you are left with the remnantsContinue reading “Dante, Gordian knots, and why creatives should learn to sell”

A meditation of word purge

Want to deal with your feels? Meet them on the blank page, says Tanya MeesonWoman&Home, October 2022 I started journaling when I was 13. My stepmother had bought me a ‘Diary for Ladies’ for Christmas and when 1 January 1990 rolled by, I began dutifully recording the daily summary of happenings and feelings, often withContinue reading “A meditation of word purge”

Chanel No.5, the smell of angels and feeding my brain

A few weeks ago I decided I needed to read more. Not just books, but thoughtful pieces on thought-provoking topics. In actual print. It just so happened then that my in-laws were clearing out a pile of hand-me-down London Review of Books which they handed down once more to me. Hand-me-down-hand-me-downs. It’s certainly a moreContinue reading “Chanel No.5, the smell of angels and feeding my brain”

Into the light

The golden thread of spring isn’t to be found only in how it looks, but in how (and when) it’s celebrated, says Tanya MeesonWoman&Home, September 2022 The first time I went to England it was because I’d landed a job up North in a small village called Boroughbridge. I decided to arrive in autumn. ItContinue reading “Into the light”