What is Writing from the Wound?
This isn’t ABOUT my work, it IS my work.
Writing from the Wound isn’t about writing advice.
It’s about writing as a way of staying alive.
It’s where I try to make sense of the life I’ve lived — and am still living — through the stories I tell. It’s also where I try to understand why we write at all: what it costs, what it gives back, and how it can heal what once felt beyond repair.
“I don't know what I think until I write it down.”
―Joan Didion
This is a space for readers, writers, and anyone drawn to the quiet work of turning experience into meaning. You don’t have to be a writer — only someone who believes that stories can tell us who we are.
What you’ll find here:
Candid essays and fragments about memory, creativity, and the art of becoming whole again.
Behind-the-scenes glimpses of what I’m writing and why.
Reflections on the tension between truth and fiction, life and art.
And the occasional list of books, films, or moments that have recently changed how I see the world.
“You’re one of only a handful of people on Substack whose writing is so immediate that it makes me want to read it more.”
— Reader testimonial
What You’ll Get
Free Subscribers
For those who want to read, think, and feel alongside me:
Personal essays and reflections
Thoughts on creativity, trauma, and art
Behind-the-scenes insights into my current writing
Curated recommendations — books, films, music, moments
Open threads and invitations to the wider conversation
Examples include:
With Paid Membership, on both monthly and annual plans, you’ll get:
For those who want to go deeper — and support the work directly — this is where I share the pieces I’d never publish anywhere else:
Raw, unfiltered writing about the creative and personal wound
Longer-form essays that push past the surface
Reflections on fear, exposure, and the cost of telling the truth
Notes from the cutting room floor — fragments that reveal how the work gets made
Occasional audio essays, drafts-in-progress, and other quiet experiments
Examples include:
This story about being in Reykjavik and experience massive insecurity, and
This story about how easy it is to fall into a destructive relationship.
Your support keeps the work alive — and keeps the conversation honest.
Finally, If you sign up for THE INNER ROOM, you’ll get all the benefits of Paid Membership, PLUS:
A free signed copy of future novels
Occasional behind-the-scenes extras and personal notes
Keep in touch
This is a space for conversation as much as reflection. Comment, share, or simply read quietly — you’re welcome here however you arrive. I read every message and respond when I can.
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