Honest words bring us together. I hope you find something true for yourself in what you read here.
Solopreneur, seeker, and mindfulness practitioner exploring the deeper stuff in life. I share personal essays and stories about overcoming traumas, conscious living, and understanding the human experience a little more.
Writing, editing, and life in Madrid, Spain - often all at the same time. The Useful and the Beautiful takes its name from an editing principle: remove anything from the page that is neither useful nor beautiful.
I write personal essays and stories that explore issues of identity and belonging, especially in relation to religion, spirituality, neuro-divergence, and recovery from addiction.
For people who do language. Writing saved my life—so I teach writing as if it might save yours.
Sober, sweary, beagle-owning linguist working on a feminist revenge novel project.