the energetic properties of quiet

and how to get there + a writing exercise inspired by Pauline Oliveros

Madonna of the Pomegranate, 1487 by Sandro Botticelli

Hello my dear writing buddies,

Today, we will write. Ten minutes, one hundred words, a scene or etymological look-up—whatever it takes to get us to the page.

This week, I’ve been cushioning my life with a much-needed silence. After a whoosh of a month of writing our fingers off (if you participated in …