Tag: Attention

• Angst

  I know you’re upset

  But here

  I carved a space

  In my heart

  Meet me there 

  We’ll have tea

  Not too strong 

  So we can still 

  go to bed early

  We’ll talk about the 

  meaning of 

  Our matching fingerprints

  You scribble tears on your face

  With blue crayon

  They fall, rain from your cheeks

  Splash into your cup

  Allow me to drink it for you

  It’s been long enough

  You don’t have to do this alone

  

  Episode five of the podcast Living Practice is live 💕 catch it here or find it on your favorite podcast platform.

  2026.04.09

• will you accept this payment

  tended the garden of this mind

  brains weren’t  extraordinary

  I cling to the title:

  gifted

  press the label onto my shirt

  hand lingers above my breast

  delusion

  the tag tied round my toe in the morgue

  it’s all I ever was…until, you know

  I wasn‘t

  plummeting grades, marks don’t matter

  blackout nights, herded by strangers

  bra stuffed with money

  and tear-stained fights

  this body became

  the sacrifice;

  payment on the altar of

  expectation

  color me surprised

  you roll your eyes

  not impressed

  tell me this

  is it enough yet?

  

  2026.04.03

• where do you see reflections of yourself?

  Feet pull me out the door

  And wind runs fingers

  through my hair

  It’s familiar:

  this soft, electric air

  between the storms

  Damp earth sinks beneath me

  I fall into lush moss

  and vibrant greens

  alive with rain

  I see myself here

  reflected back

  by tree roots

  and budding leaves

  There is family here

  in heavy water drops

  and curious bird eyes

  

  2026.04.02

• New this week

  The Tarot Diaries segment on the four of cups is now live. Swipe through the photos for previews of what I dive into 💚

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Below is my sticker design for Care Mail Club. Sign ups are $11 to receive a sticker, zine and original artwork…and sometimes extra goodies 😜 check it out on my ko-fi.

  

  The sticker shone below was from last month’s club mail. it’s available for $3 on ko-fi.

  

  2026.04.02

• On feeling stuck creatively

  Creativity begets creativity. If you find yourself “stuck,” find another way to get creative…lower the stakes and have fun. It clears the channel.
  “Stuck” is the framework because you’re caught in the loop of expectation and pushing. All it does is crowd you with nonsense. 

  Nothing will flow if you don’t keep the channel open. Creative play is basically inspirational housekeeping.

  

  

  

  My book is now available to purchase

  2026.03.26

• early afternoon

  12:34 

  while my daughter screams

  “I’M SO LUCKY”

  she found a quarter on the porch

  I think about 

  rollerblading because

  I don’t remember ever

  deciding to stop

  my son wants to eat a whole

  pizza for lunch

  the porch door is open

  I lay on the couch

  as that’s what I usually do

  I’ve bought so many 

  books and courses

  hoping to learn how to do things

  placing my trust

  in anyone’s hands but

  my own

  

  2026.03.25

• I see it in the pieces and in the whole

  

  

  

  2026.03.18

• Making marks

  

  An automatic drawing I made last night while watching Uzumaki. Mostly just tried to set time apart where I wasn’t doomscrolling. Being locked in during a snow storm has made it hard to resist the phone, especially since I can’t go for my daily walk. My legs hurt intensely. Luckily my ulcer issues have chilled out, and the medicine I am allowed to take has kept the horrid headaches at bay. I still slept a lot today. I also began knitting a hat. Still trying to work through my stash.

  Back to the drawing, into interesting because a lot of elements always seem to appear and I usually see some type of character or spirit manifest. Will probably do more of this tonight when I’m not knitting.

  2026.01.25

• The little notebook joy continues

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  More pages from the notebook obtained from the record shop. They are created by Half Hazard Press, and I found them in a new (to me) record shop I was perusing. I also got a Uriah Heap album, titled Demons and Wizards. It was a bold choice considering I had never heard of them but for $9 and a title like that who could resist. We recently pulled out the record player tucked away in a closet, in the hopes that more music enjoyment can be had together.

  

  I am mulling over the idea of how to approach the zine for this month. I am proud of my ability to create a zine each month thus far, as well as figuring out the format to print it within Canva. You can sign up for mail club on my here.

  My poetry collection is taking its final shape, I’m settled at between 30-40 poems. I am looking at setting the container to make the corresponding collages. If anyone has any experience self-publishing a book outside of Amazon’s service with text and full color images, please let me know.

  A new essay for The Tarot Diaries will be on Substack later today.

  2026.01.09

• First 2026 collages

  

  

  2026.01.01