monthly missives
April Alchemy: Monthly Missives from The Dream Pedlar
Voilà ! Here is the very first monthly missive from The Dream Pedlar's desk. Permit yourself to be delighted!
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books you may love
books you may love: Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
A comedy. A drama. A mystery. And equally, a meditation on what it means to be a human simply trying to do their best.
tales for dreamers
tales for dreamers: the price of wonder
If the gift of ceaseless wonder was yours for the taking, what would you cede in return?
life, unadulterated
a season of endings
People are leaving. Sometimes it is the longing for a land they once lived in and loved. Sometimes death takes them away. Every departure brings a fresh wave of grief.
life, unadulterated
the impact and importance of representation
How the casting of Simone Ashley in Season 2 of Bridgerton erased decades of cultural conditioning for me
on writing
three new things: a book, a newsletter, and a story
A new book has been published. A newsletter has been launched. A free short story is waiting to be read.
life, unadulterated
the murmur of bees
"... it doesn't matter whether time passes slowly or quickly. What you can be sure of is that, in the end, all you want is to have more." ~ The Murmur of Bees by SofÃa Segovia
life, unadulterated
on being versus doing
Our time is first of all for us to be... To be alive, to be peace, to be joy, to be loving. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
life, unadulterated
the paradox of choice
To be free is to be able to choose and stick to that choice even when everyone else chooses differently.
on writing
a social media experiment: four weeks in - i quit. what a relief!
After four weeks of posting poems on Instagram and Facebook, I quit social media. The relief I experienced as a result is divine!
on writing
creative and business goals for 2022 revised
Only 12 days into the new year, and I'm already revising my goals! All the detours I take distract me for a while but eventually bring me back to what truly matters.
tales for dreamers
tales for dreamers: memory exchange
You are permitted to share your memories at the Memory Junction. Which ones will you reveal? Which ones will you conceal?