Navel Gazing: a Newsletter and Community

And a place for nonfiction and creativity outside of the algorithm

Hello and welcome to NAVEL GAZING! This post in an introduction to this newsletter.

Navel Gazing is a space outside of social media and the consumption/marketing apparatus. It’s a site of learning, support, and discussion, with a focus on literature, art, and innovative ideas.

It’s a supportive community for writers, artists, and thinkers who want to be engaged and inspired.

All of the writing in this newsletter is untouched by artificial intelligence and oriented towards learning and fostering community.

As a writer and teacher, I write essays and offer community classes for nonfiction writing— particularly essays, “weird” nonfiction, and genre-diverse writing (think poetic prose and playing with form). I write about literature, books, essays, social media, neurodivergence, LGBTQIA+, drug and eating disorder recovery, and film.

Navel Gazing is an alternative to social media.

I know that social media is beloved by many people, but I’ve learned that it can inhibit my creativity if I am not c…