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Nuns. Abstract art by EM Matteson
Creativity

What I know about social storytelling online

Besides writing an actual story, you know, like a book or play, there are other ways you can tell rich stories using platforms built for social media. And…

June 11, 2026June 11, 2026 · 4 min read

Abstract Collage from iphone photo
Language

Taking time…

On “taking time for oneself,” rest, idiomatic expressions, etymology, and art from this week. I occasionally steal time to do things like watch movies, walk in nature, write…

June 9, 2026June 9, 2026 · 4 min read

Colorscope is a patented system by Alix Toland
Creativity

Maker Feature: Toland Colorscope

Includes notes on creativity, ai, and inventing new languages with symbols. The Toland Colorscope system reflects an individual’s labor of love, and showcases people, color, astrology, metaphysics, history,…

May 23, 2026June 11, 2026 · 10 min read

Insta-collage from yesterday at Narragansett Beach. photo of beach plus critter path with overlays of and symbol and circle
Family

Acclimate

A Term of Endearment post with whiffs of ritual and how to help multi-dimensionally on difficult days. My mom is moving. Moved. The last few days consisted of…

April 26, 2026April 26, 2026 · 3 min read

magic hat abstract art by EM Matteson
Mommess

The digital dance of brand migration

I know how overwhelming it can be to switch a business name, finances, website hosting, 301 redirects, domain names, audiences, branding collateral, social channels, and not lose sales…

April 22, 2026April 26, 2026 · 2 min read

Abstract Art in shades of Teal and dark fucshia named Veil Sides by Elizabeth Mullen Matteson
For My Kids

Short & Sweet

At my first New York gallery show, an Ukranian artist named Bokov drew caricatures of those present. Mine was a young girl with a big head, tiny neck,…

April 22, 2026April 24, 2026 · 3 min read

Venus of Willendorf, by Elizabeth Mullen Matteson.
Mommess

Name-work, paper-work, and identity reboots for language-minded ladies

Today I needed to fill in some paperwork to pick up an official birth certificate for my youngest child and was struck how, as a woman, I’ve needed…

April 20, 2026April 21, 2026 · 4 min read

abstract art of figure and face
Mommess

covering: artist’s statement

I cover nature. Daily drawings are digital finger painting atop photos, and include collage-symbols made from other moments in time. These personal symbols are stored as images in…

April 16, 2026July 31, 2026 · 3 min read

Brighter Balloons - abstract art in honor of Artemis II mission splashdown by Elizabeth Mullen Matteson
Culture

Orion’s Party Hat

There’s not much to say here that hasn’t been said about Artemis program to – and around– the Moon. Watching, thinking, listening, and conversing about this go-round of…

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026 · 2 min read

photo by Elizabeth Mullen Matteson
Culture

Breaking Conventions

Remember when the Democratic party broke with proper convention (and conventions) to nominate Kamala Harris? As a decidedly left-leaning citizen I absolutely wanted Kamala to beat Trump in…

April 10, 2026April 10, 2026 · 2 min read

Birdie, markup art on photo by EMM Matteson
Mommess

Hope in coping mechanisms

Today is Easter Sunday, and I’m sitting at dining table, laptop nestled among mountains of near-folded clothes, purple and white towels, and underwear. I’m also sneaking in some…

April 6, 2026June 21, 2026 · 5 min read

abstract art that looks a little like a figure wearing a Chef's hat
Family

What happened to the chicken bag?

The types of explanations we received as kids about the mundane questions of life, alters how we develop our capacity for internal reasoning. Becoming educated with diversity of…

April 1, 2026April 6, 2026 · 3 min read

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