a diary of words, paper and other ephemeral things

Tag: inner child

  • New fiction piece is live 💚

    I’m writing a serial fiction over on Substack. It’s called Dear Lila: Refraction Road. It’s a meditative, surreal journey through an imaginal world where I meet an…interesting group of companions. It’s weird and trippy, I would love if you checked it out! Once complete, it’s my dream to compile it, edit it and make a new collage for each segment to publish into a limited edition book 💚


    Read it here

  • Creative play session

    This is how I feel better
  • self-inquiry with paper

    what works? what doesn’t work? what’s necessary? what feels like a boulder?
  • The tarot diaries: ace of pentacles

    My collage for the ace of pentacles

    Read the essay here

    this week’s edition of The Tarot Diaries is now available. We’re talking about the ace of pentacles, how the hand is offering you the pentacle just as Morpheus offered Neo the red pill out of the matrix, about analog practice, about cooking and the moments that make sobriety and presence worth it.

  • Progress on my scraptober zine

    Days 7 & 8 of scraptober
    Day 9 of scraptober
    Days 10 & 11 of scraptober
  • The curiosity spiral

    as creatives we travel ever inward, following the curiosity spiral via gentle intuitive nudges and vulnerable action…asking ourselves: what if it’s worth the risk? And: what if I keep experimenting?
  • Journal Explorers Club Quest


    Go for a walk
    Find a landmark
    Draw or describe it (yes outside)
    Ask it for advice on your quest
    Write what comes to your mind first
    Repeat until you feel you have enough data

    Stay tuned

  • I made art

    I couldn’t decide which one I liked better but I do think it’d make a good sticker design
    My truth is that tomorrow’s my birthday which makes me both happy and sad.
  • Reclaim your attention

    My attention during my morning walk went to large butteries and daydreaming of coffee because tired. 😴
    Reclaim your attention