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quick update from a desk in rural maine
September 15, 2025
hello, my friends. if you are reading this email in your inbox then you won’t notice a difference…(maybe?) if you’ve grown used to reading my emails in the...
i am arriving to the place where my hands can shape the clay into a sculpture.
October 6, 2025
the struggle is information too if we allow ourselves to listen
nym's field notes no.01
September 26, 2025
capturing a moment in time, creative discoveries, and sharing some quotes I've collected this week.
what a gift it is to witness oneself grow
August 22, 2025
an ode to my morning pages journal an excerpt from today's writing: freida is yowling at the bathroom door, i am sitting facing the trees and the coffee is...
deconstructing my hobonichi cousin was an action i took but it’s also metaphor for a greater truth
August 8, 2025
the universe is in constant construction and deconstruction. there are two things i'd like to share, for context: at some point last year, i read Wabi Sabi...
all you could see was sky
July 30, 2025
or: fifteen things i remember from my visit to the lake yesterday
decision making is hard even when you've made the decision a year before and just didn't remember
July 21, 2025
aka i'm back on substack and i'm ready to start this back up consistently (hold me to it)
reading plans for february 2025
February 7, 2025
aka how i determine what books i'll be reaching for this month
intentions for 2025
February 5, 2025
changes to the newsletter & the things i want to share with you
staring at the void with both anxiety and excitement
December 18, 2024
notes from my typewriter no. 01
there is value in the slow build
August 20, 2024
weekly digest no. 04
ella nym's weekly digest no. 03
August 12, 2024
aka my weekly report
where should i plant my feet?
July 23, 2024
choosing a platform in the vastness of the internet and focusing on your art practice in alignment
is slowness in opposition to abundance?
July 1, 2024
or do we need to reframe what fills our creative cup?
simply existing is beautiful enough
May 24, 2024
and some may musings
why i keep a media journal
March 25, 2024
and you should too
sending this even though i cannot think of a proper title
March 19, 2024
aka i battled my perfectionism for this
i'm a creative person and you are too
March 11, 2024
musings inspired by my morning pages
issue 01. my introduction to you, dear reader.
January 5, 2024
and what is in a name.
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