Season 5 Recap
And an upcoming poetry book
Hello from Tokyo, and Happy New Year everyone!
2024 is going to be fun. There’s lots more bubbling beyond The Spoonful. For now, let’s just say that I’m having a lot of fun traveling, experimenting, and embracing the creativity of software development.
The first project of the new year is a poetry book, titled “A Spoonful of Poetry.”
A Spoonful of Poetry (volume 1)
I’ve been writing poetry for years, but it’s been tucked away. Now, I feel called to share it.
A Spoonful of Poetry delves into identity, work, craft, love, spirituality, and growth. Capturing truths little and large, it holds poems I’ve written from 2019-2023, and has four small chapters.
I would feel sad if I didn’t have the courage to share these words. If a single poem stirs a heart, or creates a resonance, the project is a success.
Beyond a writing project, A Spoonful of Poetry is also a software project. I’m building an online reading experience, where anyone can read the book for free. I’m also building an online bookstore to handle any purchases for the ebook, audiobook, and physical versions.
I’m expecting to release it to the world early 2024, and it’ll be available at poetry.thespoonful.blog
The Recap
The past few weeks have been a struggle to publish consistently because of my physical environment changing every few days. And yet, I’m happy with the pieces I published during this time.
I’m especially grateful to have been publishing with relative consistency for 5 seasons of The Spoonful!
On Thinking Nooks
On spaces that we write and think in, and the introduction of my side project, Scribble.place.
Thunderstorms and Lemonade
A piece that recounts the tale of how we moved out of Austin and how surrender led us to peace.
The Tangled Traveler
Thoughts on transitions felt during travel, in both the inner and outer worlds.
2023, A Year in Review
A reflection on the past year, and a preview of this one to come.
Essays with more
I’ve always enjoyed reading (and attempting to write) longer and layered essays. Lately, travel and the desire to publish weekly has pushed me to table a few interesting ideas – I need more space to explore them. With a bit of research and time to gnaw on a few messy drafts, I’m excited to see what emerges.
It’s nerve-wracking to state this goal to write more intricate pieces publicly. I don’t know whether these “ambitious” essays will even be that good. I’ll leave this statement here, though, because I know it’ll raise my standards.
With this intention, expect a couple changes around here! I’ll be mixing some short pieces and poems into The Spoonful. I’m doing this for two reasons:
I want to share more of my poetry, and The Spoonful is a space that can embrace them.
I’ll have plenty to publish on the weeks where I’m working on a longer form essay or an intense technical project.
As the season evolves, let me know if the new style resonates with you or not!
A Note of Gratitude
I feel profoundly grateful for such a beautiful 2023, and for 2024 ahead. If you’ve been reading along at all, I appreciate you.
See you next week for Season 6!
Snap of the Week
