Yield
Things worth yielding to: a dreamy writing retreat, a fringe one-woman show, new resources for writers, your new favorite wall calendar (it’s actually art), and a new literary magazine launches.
••• A Brief Unfolding
Here we are. Among the last gasps of summer in the northeastern US—when the mornings are getting a little cooler and holiday decor begins its assault in grocery stores and pharmacies across the land.
Normally I’m feeling pangs of regret around this time—lamenting the beach trip I never took, reading-in-the-park I didn’t do, and peaches I certainly didn’t eat enough of. This year I’m not as wistful; feeling more or less prepared for the change in season, the coming cold and decay. It’s not pessimism—on the contrary, it’s acceptance, or, maybe welcoming.
The truth is I ate a good bunch of peaches (and tomatoes and corn and apricots) and I did go swimming even if not in the ocean. I have to hope all the summer things I didn’t do or take advantage of will find me again. In the meantime, this year, I’m happy to soften, to yield.
••• Yield, as In Give Way
Some new things to leisurely savor, plus some reminders from previous letters: a dreamy writing retreat, a fringe one-woman show, new resources for writers, your new favorite wall calendar (it’s actually art), and a new literary magazine launches.
New: Preorder Mourning Papers
I’ve been collaborating with the absolutely wonderful humans at Bury Me in New Jersey to bring a new literary magazine into the world. I am feral with glee to announce that our first issue launches in late September—and preorders open in mere DAYS.
This publication is cultivated by community, produced with care, and we’re so excited to share it with you. Learn about the project and preorder yourself a copy (or several)!
New: Preorder Pure Joy
My favorite (and objectively the most gorgeous and thoughtfully made) yearly wall calendar (for 2026) is available for preorder from Leila Simon Hayes! G’won, scoot on over there and get yourself one.
New: Free Resources for Writers
I started offering some resources for writers—free for download at liminalbloom.co! There’s a First Best Draft Checklist and Editing Process Essentials available now—and a self-publishing costs calculator and common book elements overview coming very soon!
Repost: (don’t miss) Write for Your Life
I’m cohosting an inaugural in-person(!) writing retreat for restoring, recovering, or reinventing your sense of creativity as a radical act in a time of cultural chaos.
Write for Your Life is an intimate, day-long workshop designed specifically for writers who want to recover or tune more deeply into their creative frequency, and find grounding amidst the static.
We’ll spend the day moving at an easeful pace with effortless access to nature, opening and closing the day with expertly guided meditations focused on creativity and grounding. Sliding scale registration; coffee and morning refreshments, catered lunch, and some transportation coordination is included.
Repost: It’s Giving… Single
My brilliant friend, literary artist, and comedic storyteller, Malaika Carpenter, has a new one-woman show she’s launching with this year’s Fringe Festival. To say that I’m ecstatic, in awe, and cannot wait to see it, is an understatement.
It’s Giving... Single is a playful, profound, and interactive one-woman show exploring the joy, pressure, and misconceptions of being a modern-day single Black woman. Ticketing is through Fringe Arts Festival (September 25th show)—so if you’re in the Philly, NJ, or surrounding areas, grab tickets NOW!
And if that wasn’t exciting enough, thanks to a generous sponsor, Malaika is hosting a giveaway for TWO FREE TICKETS. Enter to win them here!
LEGO Just Sticks
Two dear friends who I haven’t seen in a while came to visit me recently. They stayed with me for a long weekend and in the course of doing visity-type things like going to the museum and sharing favorite restaurants—we wound up passing by a LEGO store. We went in and decided we couldn’t leave without bringing a Tiny Plants LEGO set. Throughout the weekend we carefully put each specimen together, and once completed, we admired our work—taking photos of the plastic tiny plants next to their organic counterparts. Naturally.