Welcome to the Substack version of The Core Stories: the small plot I’ve carved out on the internet for planting and sharing stories with fellow diggers, sowers, and growers of truth, beauty, and connection.

These are stories about regeneration. About rerouting and re-rooting, and weeding out the internalized ick. As a writer, visual artist, and farmer, plus an astrologer and narrative coach, I tend to look to Mother Nature (nickname: Mama Nay) as a mentor on growth and grounding. But I’m just as likely to make meaning from a smeared goop of melted ice cream on a random sidewalk, you know?

Cop a squat. Let’s dig in.