Life with a Broken Compass

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Have a mate surprise you with a printed book of your own bullshit as a incredible gift
23 hrs ago • Jen Gates
I couldn't describe whimsy but I know it when I buy another apron
Jumping on another indecipherable trend
Jan 9 • Jen Gates
Books I haven't finished this year
Spoiler- that'll be all the books I've read this year then
Dec 29, 2025 • Jen Gates
Just listing things
I wrote lots of things last year and put lots of thought into them.
Dec 21, 2025 • Jen Gates
Another story
Because my friend Kat asked me to
Oct 17, 2025 • Jen Gates
Telling stories
Getting on someone else's Soapbox
Mar 30, 2025 • Jen Gates
So what really happens next
"Career" options
Mar 12, 2025 • Jen Gates
My Sunday
The half arsed writer talks about ennui, dickheads at the gym and trying not to go the garden centre
Mar 9, 2025 • Jen Gates
Life with a Broken Compass
Life with a Broken Compass
Notes and Essays on navigating your own chaos
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