Happy New Moon in Leo! - here's my latest post- short essay + poem inspired by Salt and Sky. Thank you Beth for all the amazingly generous writing invitations!
Thank you so much for the brilliant resources for the Summer of Substack Festival. I'm really enjoying reading the essays here. Here's my own contribution. https://koresage.substack.com/p/treasure-trove
It includes the prologue from my cozy adult fantasy novel about a woman who can step into her paintings along with reflections on this week’s prompt Specificity—this felt like the perfect time✨
Who knows if this prologue will make it into the final novel—but it’s a little fairy tale that warms my heart. I hope it brings something sweet to yours, too ♥️
I’ve been loving everyone’s essays so far and can’t wait to read more! Thank you, Beth, for this beautiful invitation! xo
The Salt and Sky retreat, which I did on 20th July, re-ignited my longing to write, and yesterday I carved out four hours to spill the words that have been bubbling inside. This is a great Summer of Substack Essay Festival, Beth, thank you for your tireless support and encouragement.
Hello. Still in a hectic period of travel and hosting, thankfully was able to make time again to write, and was inspired by Beth's week one prompt -specificity.
Thank you, Beth, for the Summer of Substack Essay Festival. It's encouraging me and giving me ideas for my 31 days of July writing experiment.
Wrote a post entitled Gratitude List, inspired by Beth's suggestion to write a list. It was my husband's birthday the other day, and I wrote a list poem about him.
Wrote another post, yesterday, about the bouquet of lilies that my family gifted me with on my birthday yesterday. Titled it The Modified Beauty of Double Petal Lilies.
Well goodness Beth, this really was a great deal of food for thought: so much so that I got a warning that I was nearing my limit, that I didn't even know existed. I hope you all enjoy reading, or just looking at the pics. Now I can settle down and read some of your essays before I clear the decks for next weeks prompt.
I just posted an essay inspired by 'Specificity". I enjoyed the process, though there were times of overwhelm about how to process a huge potential of material. I changed the order of paragraphs umpteen times until finally it seemed to settle into place reasonably. I enjoyed fact-checking, looking through my books on the subject, learning new stuff along the way. I liked having a focus question and deadline on the whole. Thankyou Beth for leading us through a path of questions to get to an idea.
if all goes well - I'll have a substack up so. I just want to write for now:)
Have you seen today’s blooms? Walk with me as I take a turn through my small yet inviting sacred space. You can catch the latest fragrances of carnations, sweet peas or chocolate cosmos? These three plants change every day during the growing season. Where the foliage steps back to let the blooms shine.
The daintiness of chocolate cosmos (Cosmos atrosanguineus Choca Mocha) whose blooms reach out on single stems opening like discs spreading their scent, that is truly chocolate. It’s dramatic coloring only adds to its uniqueness. One cannot, not have this plant as part of their summer repertoire.
The annual sweet peas whose colors varied from a strong white to cobalt blue to striking red. Wonderful in a closed environment where they share their olfactory properties with you.
While short-lived in a bouquet – they can spend several days on the vine. Mine weaves with the clematis – Duchess of Edinburgh, or the yellow and white dahlia that I can no longer remember the name of.
As we finish our wandering we visit with the family (Caryophyllaceae) carnations who can be grown as annuals or perennials. The plant size varies from compact to wildly large. Their blooms are a symphony of colors, looking fuzzy, doubling up to look like a rose to traditional shapes.
Their fragrance is available any time of day, smelling like fresh air or the deep memory of something wonderful. Taking a full influx, their scents help you to step back for the moment and enjoy your place in time.
My carnations have exciting and enticing names partially why I buy certain plants. Pinball Wizard, whose bloom of pink and white does look like a wizard spinning madly or Odessa (Diathus Cary Odess Pure) a fluffy, white bundle of soft petals inviting you to lay your head on.
I hope this wandering has brought a touch of reprieve in a busy day and encourages you to befriend one of these luscious plants.
Thank you for the encouragement. I'm not much of an essayist--but I figured it might be fun to try something new. Here's my first one: https://open.substack.com/pub/abbieshanahan/p/musings-of-a-monday-past?r=arhq5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
Thank you for the gentle nudge, Beth! Here is my piece:
https://open.substack.com/pub/isabelperalta/p/natures-balm-sowing-fields-of-gold?r=1hnq7y&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
Happy New Moon in Leo! - here's my latest post- short essay + poem inspired by Salt and Sky. Thank you Beth for all the amazingly generous writing invitations!
https://open.substack.com/pub/katierosewindow/p/bounding-free
What an inspiring prompt! I have been drawing up lists of flowers all year; and have become slightly obsessed🌸
Here is my piece.
https://open.substack.com/pub/emiliebird/p/i-have-been-making-lists-of-flowers?r=ma1b5&utm_medium=ios
I've thoroughly enjoyed reading the essays everyone has posted. My very first Substack post containing my response to Beth's lovely inspiration is now live: https://open.substack.com/pub/peppermintsunflower/p/madeleine-moments.
Thanks Beth! I was inspired to write about self-care as a philosophy in this joint piece.
https://tranquilnurturingspace.substack.com/p/self-care-as-a-philosophy
Thank you so much for the brilliant resources for the Summer of Substack Festival. I'm really enjoying reading the essays here. Here's my own contribution. https://koresage.substack.com/p/treasure-trove
Just wanted to share my latest Substack essay with you: https://open.substack.com/pub/juliettecrane/p/a-letter-from-one-creative-to-another-c31?r=nma16&utm_medium=ios
It includes the prologue from my cozy adult fantasy novel about a woman who can step into her paintings along with reflections on this week’s prompt Specificity—this felt like the perfect time✨
Who knows if this prologue will make it into the final novel—but it’s a little fairy tale that warms my heart. I hope it brings something sweet to yours, too ♥️
I’ve been loving everyone’s essays so far and can’t wait to read more! Thank you, Beth, for this beautiful invitation! xo
https://mbchabinsky.substack.com/p/i-am-space
Thanks for reading!
Hi all, if you are a poet then my latest essay may be of interest to you. As I have some exciting news for all poets of Substack.
https://open.substack.com/pub/kellylouisemarshall/p/introducing-poetry-and-purpose-magazine?r=24xpqp&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Admittedly I wrote half of this last week, but it does touch on specificity as I try to come to grips with writing and editing a poem and how that looks for me https://sarahcominghome.substack.com/p/notes-on-a-creative-life-pt-1
Thank you for the space you hold, and your gentle encouragement, Beth!
The Salt and Sky retreat, which I did on 20th July, re-ignited my longing to write, and yesterday I carved out four hours to spill the words that have been bubbling inside. This is a great Summer of Substack Essay Festival, Beth, thank you for your tireless support and encouragement.
I am enjoying exploring other Soul Circle writer's work, and loved creating this essay. https://open.substack.com/pub/josierashmismith/p/rites-of-passage?r=3bwqrg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
Hello. Still in a hectic period of travel and hosting, thankfully was able to make time again to write, and was inspired by Beth's week one prompt -specificity.
Thank you, Beth, for the Summer of Substack Essay Festival. It's encouraging me and giving me ideas for my 31 days of July writing experiment.
Wrote a post entitled Gratitude List, inspired by Beth's suggestion to write a list. It was my husband's birthday the other day, and I wrote a list poem about him.
https://open.substack.com/pub/letteroflittlethings/p/gratitude-list?r=22n85g&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
Wrote another post, yesterday, about the bouquet of lilies that my family gifted me with on my birthday yesterday. Titled it The Modified Beauty of Double Petal Lilies.
https://open.substack.com/pub/letteroflittlethings/p/the-modified-beauty-of-double-petal?r=22n85g&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
Well goodness Beth, this really was a great deal of food for thought: so much so that I got a warning that I was nearing my limit, that I didn't even know existed. I hope you all enjoy reading, or just looking at the pics. Now I can settle down and read some of your essays before I clear the decks for next weeks prompt.
https://open.substack.com/pub/helenrowlands/p/i-think-we-need-to-talk-about-shoes?r=21yez8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
I just posted an essay inspired by 'Specificity". I enjoyed the process, though there were times of overwhelm about how to process a huge potential of material. I changed the order of paragraphs umpteen times until finally it seemed to settle into place reasonably. I enjoyed fact-checking, looking through my books on the subject, learning new stuff along the way. I liked having a focus question and deadline on the whole. Thankyou Beth for leading us through a path of questions to get to an idea.
https://open.substack.com/pub/janestevens/p/why-that-yarn?r=18kglj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Week 1 -Specificity
if all goes well - I'll have a substack up so. I just want to write for now:)
Have you seen today’s blooms? Walk with me as I take a turn through my small yet inviting sacred space. You can catch the latest fragrances of carnations, sweet peas or chocolate cosmos? These three plants change every day during the growing season. Where the foliage steps back to let the blooms shine.
The daintiness of chocolate cosmos (Cosmos atrosanguineus Choca Mocha) whose blooms reach out on single stems opening like discs spreading their scent, that is truly chocolate. It’s dramatic coloring only adds to its uniqueness. One cannot, not have this plant as part of their summer repertoire.
The annual sweet peas whose colors varied from a strong white to cobalt blue to striking red. Wonderful in a closed environment where they share their olfactory properties with you.
While short-lived in a bouquet – they can spend several days on the vine. Mine weaves with the clematis – Duchess of Edinburgh, or the yellow and white dahlia that I can no longer remember the name of.
As we finish our wandering we visit with the family (Caryophyllaceae) carnations who can be grown as annuals or perennials. The plant size varies from compact to wildly large. Their blooms are a symphony of colors, looking fuzzy, doubling up to look like a rose to traditional shapes.
Their fragrance is available any time of day, smelling like fresh air or the deep memory of something wonderful. Taking a full influx, their scents help you to step back for the moment and enjoy your place in time.
My carnations have exciting and enticing names partially why I buy certain plants. Pinball Wizard, whose bloom of pink and white does look like a wizard spinning madly or Odessa (Diathus Cary Odess Pure) a fluffy, white bundle of soft petals inviting you to lay your head on.
I hope this wandering has brought a touch of reprieve in a busy day and encourages you to befriend one of these luscious plants.
beautiful🌸