Days by Stevie Mackenzie-Smith | Substack

What I’m doing now to make the busy festive season bearable & not Totally Lose It

"I feel so tender, fickle, rollercoasterish at Christmas… Embroiled in calm joy one moment, feeling like a self-absorbed child the next."

Nov 10, 2025 • Stevie Mackenzie-Smith

The Unbearable Pressure of Keeping A Diary

Now that I’m in the habit, I have a clearer view of what kept me stuck in spirals of Not Keeping My Diary for so long

Oct 30, 2025 • Stevie Mackenzie-Smith

Inheritance: A 60 Year Diary Archive

A writer's voice at its clearest: digitising my brilliant late granny's diaries

Oct 13, 2025 • Stevie Mackenzie-Smith

Passionless Writers

But I don't think lack of passion is necessarily what stops us from writing

Oct 6, 2025 • Stevie Mackenzie-Smith

Our Precious Personal Archives

"Historians and archivists aren’t going to be able to read all the brilliant stuff you only shared on social media platforms"

Sep 9, 2025 • Stevie Mackenzie-Smith

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