in pursuit of my potential

writer of “self-portrait” on substack 💌 substack support me on ko-fi

[talaspov]

Thinking of acclaimed sci-fi writer Octavia E. Butler’s archive of written journals, private affirmations, and goal-oriented declarations to herself [1, 2]

[heateron]

instagram.com/p/DKbyW2qM-c9

[matchafigs]

[talaspov]

life of an all-round creative: reading, oil painting, and substacking. also discovered Ellipsus as replacement for ms word + google doc (bonus: anti-AI). highly recommend for all writers out there 💌

[talaspov]

from the seduction of suffering & its rotten work

[talaspov]

reminder that i am on substack ! 💌

[redrola]

[wetdirtguy]

A display from a smalltown second hand bookstore. What has been found in books.

[wovi]

[talaspov]

read me vs. the time war on substack

[talaspov]

things I read in January 2026 that inspired me to write:

How to Do Great Work by Paul Graham

Everything that turned out well in my life followed the same design process by Henrik Karlsson

Shitty First Drafts by Anne Lammott

Write Faster by Sasha Chapin

Are you serious? by Visakan Veerasamy

Why I Write by Joan Didion

Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke

[talaspov]

from It’s stupidly simple how I can be anything I say I am

[talaspov]

from what do you do when life keeps going on without you?

[talaspov]

of pretty pieces + charcoal sketches. I’ve been mostly working with my little moleskine (which I am very determined to finish by the end of this year). trying to gather inspiration from the world around me. find me on my art ig!

[talaspov]

by the sea

[talaspov]

what depression taught me about expression

[talaspov]

charcoal spreads extracted from my muji sketchbook