Gayle Johnson Writer

Gayle Johnson Writer Creative-reflective writing groups for living the life you want to live. Values-driven copywriting for coaches and therapists.

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Another guardian of the land and teller of human truths gone. What a week or so we are having. Thank you Wendell Berry. ...
01/09/2026

Another guardian of the land and teller of human truths gone. What a week or so we are having.
Thank you Wendell Berry. Your writing has shown me ways through too many times to count.

Do what you can with what you have. Don’t be afraid to say what you don’t know, or be diminished by those who would put ...
26/08/2026

Do what you can with what you have.

Don’t be afraid to say what you don’t know, or be diminished by those who would put you in a box.

Reading can take you places.

These are some of my Dolly lessons. How about you?

Nature writing in Rowntree Park is the loveliest, no-pressure, down-regulating dollop of time for yourself each month. R...
24/08/2026

Nature writing in Rowntree Park is the loveliest, no-pressure, down-regulating dollop of time for yourself each month. Regulars call it ‘an essential part of my life’.

A Friday lunchtime under the trees, considering the themes and wisdom of nature in our notebooks. With plenty of laughter, tears sometimes, flapjack or biscuits as standard.

Three places available on Fridays, 12-1.30pm. £150 for the block of ten, or £17 pay as you go. DM me for the link to book or with questions

Come as you are, breathe out and experience the decompression time together writing outside brings ✍️🌳

Back home in York from visiting family to find this splendid certificate from our lovely cat sitters!(And they’ve nailed...
24/08/2026

Back home in York from visiting family to find this splendid certificate from our lovely cat sitters!

(And they’ve nailed it: Flora likes to play mean sometimes but is a soppy sun lounger, and Lucy is a teddy bear with us but secretly a terror of the garden)

Willowy, watery word weaving today at the Pavillion of Homestead Park, York with Emma and Katie Wilson as part of the Yo...
09/08/2026

Willowy, watery word weaving today at the Pavillion of Homestead Park, York with Emma and Katie Wilson as part of the York rivers trail.

Loved to see all the smiling faces and witness such bubbling creativity in the sun ☀️

And so fab to see the park so busy with picnickers and playing 😃

Gorgeous day around and in the sea on a writing retreat day with the incomparable Hannah Davies and bonus therapy car ri...
08/08/2026

Gorgeous day around and in the sea on a writing retreat day with the incomparable Hannah Davies and bonus therapy car ride with the wondrous Katharine Lucy Haworth 🙏🧡💙

Come and join our monthly Friday lunchtime writing group in Rowntree Park!We gather under the trees, play with words and...
27/07/2026

Come and join our monthly Friday lunchtime writing group in Rowntree Park!

We gather under the trees, play with words and eat flapjack. We notice the world around us and the world inside us. There can be tears, there’s also a lot of laughter.

Here’s what Chrissy says about it:
I absolutely loved Nature Writing for Wellbeing - it gave me time and permission to just ‘be’ in nature, and to slow down and notice things around me. It also helped me to reconnect with creative writing in a way that was relaxed and accessible, and the poems for different seasons were very inspiring. I always left the sessions feeling a bit better.

Book your place via the link in the bio

This morning in Wordspill we wrote about what the sea is, holds, gives. This afternoon I was in it. How is this my first...
25/07/2026

This morning in Wordspill we wrote about what the sea is, holds, gives. This afternoon I was in it. How is this my first sea dip of the year?

Peek inside a Howsham Mill retreat dayThe pics don’t capture the sense of release, chill, creativity or rest. One person...
05/07/2026

Peek inside a Howsham Mill retreat day

The pics don’t capture the sense of release, chill, creativity or rest. One person said how this is one of two places in her world where she can really unwind and let go.

Books have been written on these days. Webpages. Also as important, naps and proper rest have been had.

2 places left in October. Check bio or msg me.

In a world that is SO noisy, a writing practice is a brave, safe space to explore what it is to be messily, uncertainly ...
12/06/2026

In a world that is SO noisy, a writing practice is a brave, safe space to explore what it is to be messily, uncertainly human.

Give it a whirl for free, with Reconnect With Writing week. Starts Sunday 14th, with an optional, no-pressure free workshop on 19 June.

See you there? Sign up via the link in the bio, or DM me for details

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