Today is Monday, February 23, 2026

Good Morning,

🙏🏽Small Talk: The snow has fallen.

📝 In case you missed yesterday’s post, here’s a quote I shared.

“The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.” -William James

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Great News

I just finished my first novel. It’s called Writer’s Quest: A Triptych. It’s an experimental fiction novel inspired by the triptychs that hang in Catholic churches. Just like triptych paintings have three panels that tell one story, Writer’s Quest has three distinct parts that tell one story. The art doesn’t end there; the story explores the metamorphosis of a woman who’s in search of her mom. So fun to read! Buy it here.

William James on Attitudes and How it Applies to Writing

“The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.” -William James

William James is an American philosopher and psychologist who is considered to be one of the leading thinkers of the 19th century. It’s interesting that we are still learning this after so many years. At the same time, I think this is a general idea. And it’s not always easy to take responsibility for your life in this way. It’s not about positive toxicity. I think it’s important to bring a problem into awareness, but it must be brought to awareness with intention and action steps to follow.

For the sake of writing, we must show up to the page and mind our attitudes about it. I had to stop myself tonight before I started to complain about my writing routine. I love writing. I love the writing process. I’m really enjoying getting reconnected with the writing community. That is the thought I desire to lead with when I sit down to write. And just like that, I’m behind the screen developing a story and filling in a blank page.

If this is something I already want, why not find ways to make every aspect enjoyable.

Great News

I just finished my first novel. It’s called Writer’s Quest: A Triptych. It’s an experimental fiction novel inspired by the triptychs that hang in Catholic churches. Just like triptych paintings have three panels that tell one story, Writer’s Quest has three distinct parts that tell one story. The art doesn’t end there; the story explores the metamorphosis of a woman who’s in search of her mom. So fun to read! Buy it here.

Stay Connected!

“Through pride we are ever deceiving ourselves. But deep down below the surface of the average conscience a still, small voice says to us, something is out of tune.” -Carl Jung

There are nights when there isn’t one quote that resonates, but tonight wasn’t that night. This quote hit home immediately. You want to know why? Because that still small voice gets drowned out so quickly when you are not mindful of your circle, your diet, and your focus. Without regular connection with that small voice, we can get way off track and forget who we are altogether.

I’m saying this as someone who gets off track. Here’s the thing: you don’t have to go across the globe and drink jungle tea to get reconnected (not that I’m against it). You just have to do small daily and weekly rituals that give you a moment of reconnection. Evening tea and Sunday solitude work perfectly for me. Morning coffee helps too.

It takes practice and conditioning for these to become habits, but if you want to be able to hear the still small voice, this is the way.

And as a bonus, you’ll find micro joys and moments of peace. Do you know how good that is for your nervous system?!

Great News

I just finished my first novel. It’s called Writer’s Quest: A Triptych. It’s an experimental fiction novel inspired by the triptychs that hang in Catholic churches. Just like triptych paintings have three panels that tell one story, Writer’s Quest has three distinct parts that tell one story. The art doesn’t end there; the story explores the metamorphosis of a woman who’s in search of her mom. So fun to read! Buy it here.

The Greatest Tool We’ve Been Given

“My imagination makes me human and makes me a fool; it gives me all the world, and exiles me from it.” -Ursula K. Le Guin

Our imagination is the greatest tool we’ve been given as human beings. It can be used improperly, but when trained and focused, our imaginations can save lives; heck, I believe they could save the whole world. The thing about our imagination is that it needs downtime to work. We’ve got to take intentional time away from our screens to let it flow. Once we get that thing going, there’s no limit to the things we can create.

Great News

I just finished my first novel. It’s called Writer’s Quest: A Triptych. It’s an experimental fiction novel inspired by the triptychs that hang in Catholic churches. Just like triptych paintings have three panels that tell one story, Writer’s Quest has three distinct parts that tell one story. The art doesn’t end there; the story explores the metamorphosis of a woman who’s in search of her mom. So fun to read! Buy it here.

Writer’s Cure

“I am an artist… I am here to live out loud.” -Emile Zola

There’s something about being a writer that adds flavor to the world. Life’s not so boring anymore once you start writing. Even the hardest parts of writing are not due to flavorlessness. The most flavorless part of writing is when you don’t write anything at all. The world grows dull and your body ages much faster when you quit writing. There’s no sound evidence of that, but that’s how I feel. You’ve got to write in order to feel and heal and bring yourself to do something that’s quite extraordinary. If you’re bored or tired of your life, the best cure is to write.

Great News

I just finished my first novel. It’s called Writer’s Quest: A Triptych. It’s an experimental fiction novel inspired by the triptychs that hang in Catholic churches. Just like triptych paintings have three panels that tell one story, Writer’s Quest has three distinct parts that tell one story. The art doesn’t end there; the story explores the metamorphosis of a woman who’s in search of her mom. So fun to read! Buy it here.

Is There No Must In Writing?

There is no must in art because art is free. -Wassily Kandinsky

I think we can agree that this works for painting. Where I think we’ll find some division is how this applies to writing. At first thought I totally jumped on this writing, but then after second thought I wasn’t so sure. We do have to have a linear word structure, understandable sentences, and some basic grammar. Then we have great writers like E.E. Cummings who follow no rules at all, and you know what? His poetry tells us something and makes us feel something too.

So what do you think? Do you think that this idea works for writing, too?

If you haven’t heard

I just finished my first novel. It’s called Writer’s Quest: A Triptych. It’s an experimental fiction novel inspired by the triptychs that hang in Catholic churches. Just like triptych paintings have three panels that tell one story, Writer’s Quest has three distinct parts that tell one story. The art doesn’t end there; the story explores the metamorphosis of a woman who’s in search of her mom. So fun to read! Buy it here.

Letting Go

New moons are a great time to let go. It’s not required, but it helps to have a designated cycle where you are intentional about letting something go that might be weighing heavy on you.

You carry some things for a reason. Maybe they kept you safe. Maybe they’ve become part of your identity, so letting go of one aspect means letting go of 15 other things. Maybe you’re flat-out just ready to get rid of it.

No matter where you are in your letting go process, there’s one important tool you must show up with, and that’s compassion. Letting go isn’t some machine you can just switch on and off. It takes self-reflection and attention to detail. That’s why it’s not always easy. There’s nothing wrong with you when it feels like letting go isn’t working. It just means you get a chance to practice self-compassion.

Do You Need Words?

This thing we have

it’s biblical. Feels as sacred as the womb of a woman who saw

Jesus.

You know

this thing we have runs deeper

than most.

I lay my bones at the foot

of our holy place.

Chest against chest.

Bones against bones

clatter and dance.

Tongues dipped in wine

dipped in kisses.

Fingers searching fingers in linins.

What is this thing we have you ask?

All I can say is that

We are humans being

humans.

-Saschia

👇🏽If you liked this poem, you’ll love this novel. 👇🏽

A Poem

Desire Eyes

They shift and blink and stare.

Some day they may find you here

free from chains,

shaking loose the nightmares

that keep you cooped up

in the house. I know you’re stuck in that insane

loop.

Sit still so I can untie you.

-Saschia

Ealier on Substack I posted…

The truth is, regardless of whether there was fanfare about it or not, the minute I acknowledged my desire to be a writer, I was changed for good. I wrote Writer’s Quest knowing that writing was my way through this world. I wrote it to sleep. I wrote through depression. I wrote through good times. This novel is etched with all the stuff life has offered me. Telling the story using different narratives helped me to shine a light on the different perspectives of the way life unfolds.

Let me show you.

Book I: The Book of Anie-Ma is Literary Fiction Magical Realism
Metamorphosis as a Hinge is a Narrative prose poem
Book II: The Book of Senta is Fantasy
Arrowmaker as Hinge 2 is an Oral Telling
Book III: Revelations is Speculative fiction