How I Stumbled Back Into Watercolor
After twenty years away from painting, one free watercolor class at my local library reminded me what I’d been missing all along—and why making something feels so different from endlessly consuming.
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The Day I Stopped Asking What People Wanted
After tearing down my first business, I assumed I just needed a better idea. Instead, I realized I’d been asking strangers a question only I could answer.
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Beach Read Energy Is Here
The first edition of Venvy Mail Club is here. Beach Read Energy is a collectible mail experience celebrating slower summer reading with beautiful paper goods, a hand-painted bookmark, collectible Venvylets, and a soundtrack for novels over notifications.
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Nobody Gets Excited About the Mailbox Anymore
Somewhere along the way, checking the mailbox stopped being fun. This essay is about books, beautiful paper, little rituals, and the quiet suspicion that modern life might have become a little too digital for its own good.
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Beach Read Energy
Beach Read Energy isn’t really about beaches or books. It’s about the feeling of having nowhere else you’re supposed to be, losing track of time, and giving your full attention to something simply because you enjoy it.
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Why Everything Feels So Loud Now
Modern life isn’t necessarily louder than it used to be. But everything is competing harder for our attention. A reflection on digital overwhelm, information overload, and the disappearance of psychological quiet.
