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What Works When Nothing Does

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Kristie De Garis @kristiedegaris.bsky.social · 8h

A great deal for Nic's fantastic book. Also an opportunity to support a great person (which I think is important!)

Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 9h

Land Beneath the Waves paperback has been chosen for Waterstones pre-order promotion!! Pre-orders make such a difference & if you could support & share, I'd be so grateful.

Enter “OCTOBER25” at checkout for 25% off RRP.

www.waterstones.com/campaign/oct...

@summersdalebooks.bsky.social
#WPreorder

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Sheila Pinder @sheilab01.bsky.social · 21h

I'm here for this...

Kristie De Garis @kristiedegaris.bsky.social · 1d

Pragmatism has become the most useful way I know to survive modern life.

Not a grand theory, not a magic pill or perfect fix - just a way to see what actually works.

This is the first in a series of essays on pragmatism.

kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/what-works...

#Philosophy #Scotland #Writing

A case for pragmatism in an age of collapse and exhaustion

What Works When Nothing Does

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Kristie De Garis @kristiedegaris.bsky.social · 8h

A great deal for Nic's fantastic book. Also an opportunity to support a great person (which I think is important!)

Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 9h

Land Beneath the Waves paperback has been chosen for Waterstones pre-order promotion!! Pre-orders make such a difference & if you could support & share, I'd be so grateful.

Enter “OCTOBER25” at checkout for 25% off RRP.

www.waterstones.com/campaign/oct...

@summersdalebooks.bsky.social
#WPreorder

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Phil Walker @philwalker.bsky.social · 1d

Finished. My hot take ... crikey. This is a raw, cut and thrust memoir describing a life that has mostly been a long and hard uphill drag. Why would it not be given racism, poverty, undiagnosed ADHD etc etc?
@kristiedegaris.bsky.social
Read in 2 x 3 hour sessions.
Recommended.

A photo of a memoir by Kristie De Garis sitting on a table next to a cup of coffee and table decorations.

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Kristie De Garis @kristiedegaris.bsky.social · 1d

Pragmatism has become the most useful way I know to survive modern life.

Not a grand theory, not a magic pill or perfect fix - just a way to see what actually works.

This is the first in a series of essays on pragmatism.

kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/what-works...

#Philosophy #Scotland #Writing

A case for pragmatism in an age of collapse and exhaustion

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Kristie De Garis @kristiedegaris.bsky.social · 8d

Also, you got through it so fast!

Kristie De Garis @kristiedegaris.bsky.social · 8d

Hello, please do DM.

Kristie De Garis @kristiedegaris.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you for reading and for sharing and I completely agree with what you said above. This guy is considered an expert, the best, highly respected etc. How far we have fallen...Scotland (anywhere) can do better than that.

Kristie De Garis @kristiedegaris.bsky.social · 9d

Yes, yes I do. Thank you!

Kristie De Garis @kristiedegaris.bsky.social · 10d

And if you want to share feedback, I always love to hear what readers think (good or bad, but hopefully good)

Kristie De Garis @kristiedegaris.bsky.social · 11d

Oh how exciting! I hope you get so much out of it. I love to hear what readers think, the good and the bad, so if you feel able, do let me know. And thank you for ordering my book <3

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Ian @ianchanges.bsky.social · 12d

just ordered a copy of @kristiedegaris.bsky.social ’s memoir,‘Drystone' - I’ve been excited and curious to read this for a while, and it’s nice to order a book from an independent publisher, Birlinn, that I’m not familiar with

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Kristie De Garis @kristiedegaris.bsky.social · 12d

Ah I am so pleased to hear this! Wonderful to support indy publishers, and I really hope you get a lot out of the book! Thank you so much!

Kristie De Garis @kristiedegaris.bsky.social · 15d

Thanks Pal!

Kristie De Garis @kristiedegaris.bsky.social · 15d

Think we need a 'can't read/want to read' support group.

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Kristie De Garis @kristiedegaris.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you!

Kristie De Garis @kristiedegaris.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you!

The Stone Is Heavy In My Hands — My Essay Shortlisted for the Anne Brown Prize

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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 15d

"[Stone] Created by powerful natural forces. But unlike the stars, I can hold it in my hands. Shape it with a hammer. Stack it in such a way that someone two hundred years from now will see those stones—lifted by my body, placed by my fingers—and know something of my intent." 🫶

Kristie De Garis @kristiedegaris.bsky.social · 16d

If you’d like to read my Anne Brown Essay Prize–shortlisted piece, you can find it at the link below.

kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/the-stone-...

#Essay #WritingCommunity #Scotland #Writing #Reading

Today was the Anne Brown Essay Prize awards ceremony, which I attended as a shortlistee.

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Kristie De Garis @kristiedegaris.bsky.social · 15d

Thanks for the share @danigaravelli.bsky.social

I loved your winning essay from the first year and I'm looking forward to reading this one too.

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Kristie De Garis @kristiedegaris.bsky.social · 15d

It really is! Thank you!

The Stone Is Heavy In My Hands — My Essay Shortlisted for the Anne Brown Prize

Kristie De Garis @kristiedegaris.bsky.social · 16d

The judges described it as “flinty, telegraphic prose” and “an essay of incredible economy”. A bit like drystone itself, doing what you can with what you have.

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Kristie De Garis @kristiedegaris.bsky.social · 16d

If you’d like to read my Anne Brown Essay Prize–shortlisted piece, you can find it at the link below.

kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/the-stone-...

#Essay #WritingCommunity #Scotland #Writing #Reading

Today was the Anne Brown Essay Prize awards ceremony, which I attended as a shortlistee.

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Kristie De Garis @kristiedegaris.bsky.social · 16d

Congrats to Tamara Fulcher on winning the Anne Brown Essay prize 2025! Very much looking forward to reading her essay.

Here are a couple of photos of Wigtown in the sun and a photo of me that I forced my ex-husband (and best pal) to take. The 'SV' stands for Svea Vikander of course.

Close-up view through a dusty blue-paned window, showing wooden bookshelves filled with second-hand books, including paperbacks by Andy McNab, James Patterson, and various thrillers and novels.

Woman with short dark and grey hair wearing a teal-blue blouse and dark jeans, standing by a stone wall beside a river. A weathered red phone box is on the right, with trees and fields in the background.

Concrete wall with a street sign reading “Low Vennel.” At the base of the wall, rows of plants grow from colourful old wellington boots and containers, next to a metal stand with hanging planters.

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Kristie De Garis @kristiedegaris.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks Alfie!