September 21, 2025

ok
ok
you can do it
you can write
and you can teach
and you can lead
and you can sleep
and you can highlight
and you can act
and you can audition
and you can survive
and you can thrive
and you can get through this
busy busy busy day
where there’s so much pressure
that often tears you apart
but today is the day
that it’ll just scratch you a little
but the wound will cauterize
and then scar over
and you’ll be able to do this
over and over and over
until you barely notice
the weapons you create in your own head
that
prevent you from doing
what you want to be
doing

you can do today

August 6, 2025

still on the high from the retreat

trying to connect with my own creative vibe
outside of all the wonderful folks
i got to know
over three long/short days

i think [my] lesson of the retreat is:
everyone has such different methods of storytelling
and modes of writing
and even within one person there are
worlds and citizens and characters and genres
and everyone listening is so, so supportive

i think i may be able to bring something
next year

[better start writing/planning
now!]

[and that is the first time that has felt exciting
and daunting
rather than daunting and a laborious struggle]

May 31, 2025

but what to write about
when my brain feels so tired
and exhausted from trying to
be creative all week
and knowing that there’s still a couple of things
left to adjust
and fix and mix in
but it’s ok
for a first
draft

it’s ok
for my first
try

it’s ok
for a first
and maybe even a second

or maybe
maybe
maybe
it’s better than ok
for all of those things

[i need to believe
in my creativity
more]