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Tell Me Something True is a place to pause and pay attention. Each Sunday, I write about what I’ve noticed internally and in the world around me through stories, questions, and lived experience. The writing is reflective rather than prescriptive, rooted in the belief that clarity comes not from having all the answers, but from learning how to listen more closely to ourselves and to one another.
My posts explore creative work, transitions, resistance, travel, home, wellbeing, and the quiet commitments that shape a life over time. Alongside longer reflections, I share a rapid-fire glimpse into my week: what I’m reading, cooking, walking through, listening to, thinking about, and learning. These details are meant to offer companionship, inspiration, and the reassurance that meaning is often found in the ordinary.
This Substack is for people who feel called to build a life that reflects who they are becoming, not who they once thought they had to be. It’s for anyone navigating change, returning to old dreams, or simply wanting a steadier rhythm in a fragmented world. My hope is readers leave feeling more grounded, more curious, and a little more connected to themselves and to others.
Memoir Inspiration
Alongside the books that shape my thinking, there is a smaller collection — about two dozen titles — which have stayed especially close to my heart over the years. These are the books I return to not just for their words, but for how they are made: their size and weight in the hand, their typography and cover design, the pacing of their chapters, and the overall reading experience. I am using this group as creative precedent while shaping my own memoir, which is currently a work in progress.
These stories give me a sense of what is possible on the page: how a life can be observed, distilled, and shared with honesty and care. My memoir traces the arc from a curious little girl growing up in the desert of New Mexico, dreaming of the wider world, to a woman who has steadily followed that curiosity across landscapes, disciplines, and seasons of becoming. I admire the writers of these books because they live the way they write — with courage, deep attention, and devotion to what matters most — and in their work, I recognize a path I am walking too.
Books
Prefer to browse and shop through Goodreads? My full reading list is there, too.