Reflections on Healing, Storytelling, and Becoming
Notes from the in-between: fragments of process, healing, worldbuilding, and the quiet madness of writing.
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Today’s film: A Beautiful Mind (2001)
2st time watching. THE FILM MIND: THE RESTLESS ARCHITECT When looking at the structure of a narrative like A Beautiful Mind, my focus is on the profound mechanics of an unquiet intellect. The film offers a visceral look into a mind that is entirely incapable of flat processing. John Nash’s world is not built on…
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The Integrated Mind: The Quiet After the Storm
As this month of awareness draws to a close, I find myself sitting in a rare kind of silence. For a dyslexic, peace isn’t the absence of thought; it’s the harmonious integration of a mind that never truly sleeps. To be an adult with dyslexia is to live in a state of radical honesty. I’ve…
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Today’s film: Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
3rd time watching THE FILM MIND: THE HEREDITARY RIOT Little Miss Sunshine is not a movie about a road trip; it is a brilliant case study of a hereditary, multi-generational glitch. It’s an organized riot on wheels, where every single character is wired differently, creating a beautiful, chaotic ecosystem that leaves the rest of the…
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The Family Meeting Glitch: A Triple Threat
If you think a regular family reunion is stressful, try attending one where the “Glitch” is hereditary. In my house, dyslexia isn’t just a diagnosis; it’s a team sport. When we gather with the other nine “typical” members of the extended family (one of them is my partner), it’s not a dinner, it’s an organized…
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Today’s film: The Imitation Game (2014)
1st time watching THE FILM MIND: THE ARCHITECTURAL ISOLATION In The Imitation Game, Alan Turing’s psyche presents a profound study of what happens when the internal processing speed of an individual completely outpaces the collective consensus of their environment. It is not a story about a machine; it is a clinical dissection of the isolation…
This blog exists as a continuation of the same journey that shaped The Threads of the Triad series.
I began writing during therapy, at a time when I was learning how to breathe again after a difficult period. Storytelling became a way to slow down, observe my inner world, and give shape to emotions that didn’t yet have language. Over time, those private reflections transformed into a fantasy series rooted not in conquest or spectacle, but in healing, memory, and choice.
This space is where that process continues: more openly, more quietly, and more personally.
Here, I write about storytelling as a tool for recovery, creativity as a form of grounding, and the small, often unremarkable moments that help rebuild a sense of purpose. Some posts explore the emotional foundations behind my novels. Others reflect the ways art can hold us when logic alone is not enough.
This blog posts are not meant to offer quick fixes. They are reflections shaped by lived experience, about learning to stay present, to listen inward, and to choose gentleness in a world that often rewards urgency and force.
If you are drawn to fantasy that values inner transformation, to creative work born from healing, or to thoughtful explorations of memory and meaning, you may find something here that resonates. You are welcome to read in order, or simply follow the threads that speak to you.
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