Amber Hall

Introduced By Amber Hall This month, we’re focusing on the theme ‘Borrowed’ for the final time. I’ve been thinking about how writers are borrowers, in that we take inspiration from life and put that into our work. To write, we must observe. It is said that Charles Dickens walked 15 to 20 miles a day through the streets of London to watch ordinary people, capturing their mannerisms and dialect to craft realistic characters for his novels.

Introduced By Amber Hall We’re continuing to look at the theme ‘Borrowed’ and, for my page this month, I’ve been thinking about borrowed cultures and where storytelling fits into that. I’m very much a believer in allowing people to tell their own story. It’s easy to assume this is the case: to think that everyone has the tools and resources they need to be agents of their own narrative.

Introduced By Amber Hall This month marks the start of our new theme: ‘Borrowed’. I’ve been thinking about borrowed clothes, objects and heirlooms and about the stories we pass down through the things we own. I’ve always been fascinated by the objects people are drawn to and what this says about them. And I’ve always loved second-hand things – vintage clothing, in particular – because these items come with stories attached.