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writer in motion mila phelps friedl substack subscribe sign in home notes archive leaderboard about light bringer murmuring like we re old friends which perhaps we are becoming for there is a gentle uncoiling words trailing down our legs into the ocean around us aug 18 mila phelps friedl 2 1 seemingly countable things my friend took a ballpoint sketching sharp angles with varying pressure curves blending and delineating until a bouquet of flowers was inked upon my aug 12 mila phelps friedl 3 1 little fires i had never been so sure that i would do anything to be there for the rest of our lives and also so unsure of how i d do that she was just so suddenly jul 7 mila phelps friedl 1 june again there is so much here that didn t used to be jun 22 mila phelps friedl 6 no matter how lovingly found originally featured in the new york times modern love tiny love stories column august 2024 jun 10 mila phelps friedl 5 1 most popular view all the blueprint mar 23 2025 mila phelps friedl 8 2 you again jan 12 mila phelps friedl 7 the mattress chronicles dec 8 2024 mila phelps friedl 5 a window into nov 14 2024 mila phelps friedl 5 2 1 latest top discussions today i am a bird small hands begin collecting dark feathers found between the logs of trees or in eddies of the lakeside today i am some great bird leaving spiny jun 9 mila phelps friedl 3 about saturday i pick it up from the sidewalk and begin to tear away the browning guard petals what s left is a lopsided collection sometimes i wish that humans jun 1 mila phelps friedl 6 2 inhale exhale a piece for my friend kat thank you for loving as you do may 21 mila phelps friedl 4 1 the space between if there is room to care for something what else can you do may 20 mila phelps friedl fragments part vi it was the first time i began to understand what it meant to let someone down no one likes to be left out in the rain may 14 mila phelps friedl 3 some kind of prayer smoke she calls i have one job and i have been too busy writing this piece in my mind pump the bellows a cloud of pine tinged smoke huffs onto apr 25 mila phelps friedl 8 1 the shape of home i was also searching for a house in which i could live and work and make a world at my own pace but even in my imagination this home was blurred apr 6 mila phelps friedl 2 fragments part v it s only when i m striding out of the station that i let my joy break tucked away trying to be mindful of the stranger in the corner but now i mar 31 mila phelps friedl 3 1 no one is looking at you the bowl left an imprint on the table top a partial crescent comprised of separating oils bright yellow and burnt orange i complete the circle with mar 14 mila phelps friedl 9 1 see all writer in motion one writer s attempt to better understand the chaos and the calm as i move from place to place subscribe recommendations view all 6 project liberty project liberty fresh grapes katie barrie loa s substack loa baby blue augusta sagnelli the isolation journals with suleika jaouad suleika jaouad writer in motion subscribe about archive recommendations sitemap 2026 mila phelps friedl privacy terms collection notice start your substack get the app substack is the home for great culture this site requires javascript to run correctly please turn on javascript or unblock scripts