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Welcome to Navel Gazing

a place for nonfiction of all sorts

Dec 23, 2023 •

River Selby (they/them)

John Keats and Negative Capability

The beauty of "the mystery."

Apr 12 •

River Selby (they/them)

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Apr 8 •

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Ketamine Dreams: How the Hero's Journey Can Hinder Recovery

Jan 19 • River Selby (they/them)

Substack is Social Media Now, I Guess

Nov 25, 2023 • River Selby (they/them)

A Permanent Goodbye to Social Media

Oct 23, 2023 • River Selby (they/them)

Hello, My Name Is River

Feb 10 • River Selby (they/them)

The Hardest Break-Up Ever, and It's Not Even With a Person

Nov 10, 2023 • River Selby (they/them)

Hello From the Ether

a note from space

Apr 7 •

River Selby (they/them)

Creating Space & Spaciousness

and/or staying alive

Mar 18 •

River Selby (they/them)

The Privilege of Breaking Down

making it through

Feb 27 •

River Selby (they/them)

"Sonny's Blues" by James Baldwin

From the archives

Feb 12 •

River Selby (they/them)

Hello, My Name Is River

Stepping into the expanse and accepting myself as I am

Feb 10 •

River Selby (they/them)

Ode to the Anonymous Inventor

notes on surrender, artistic freedom, chronic illness, and re-finding my creative compass

Feb 4 •

River Selby (they/them)

The Illusion of the Future Self

Reframing the definition of "perfect."

Jan 29 •

River Selby (they/them)

Spacious Centering: Replay

Jan 29 •

River Selby (they/them)

Finding my voice and my self again and again

Jan 28 •

River Selby (they/them)

navel gazing

navel gazing

Gaze at one's navel long enough and you can see the entire world. Essays on literature, art, recovery, neurodivergency, and more. Craft lessons and creativity sessions. You can be yourself here.

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