The Spark (A Follow Your Curiosity Production)
Nancy Norbeck, Katie DeBonvilleWritings and reflections inspired by following my own curiosity, wherever it happens to take me
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You already told yourself no
When was the last time you talked yourself out of the exact thing you wanted?
We’ve all done it. I’ll bet we do it at least ten times a day. Sometimes that’s good (we shouldn’t actually have the cheesecake every single day, and we know it)...
You are not a one-person assembly line
Have you ever had that feeling that your days have started to blend together? That you’re just stuck on the hamster wheel, doing the same stuff over and over again?
I’ve tended to notice this feeling walking to the ladies’ room at work. Fo...
The part of you that refuses to give in
Why is it that people always say the thing that makes you want to scream when you can’t respond?
That’s what happened to poet , my guest this week, while he was at the dentist. He was completely unable to say anything when she declared to...
There was only one honest answer
I’m going to be super honest with you: I’ve had a massive vulnerability hangover since I posted this week’s episode.
If you’re not familiar with that term, it refers to the feelings of panic, regret, and maybe even terror after you’ve don...
Shut out of your own creativity?
Two episodes are landing in your inbox today, so let's catch up on the first one before we get to the second.
Last week’s Report from the Creative Closet is an unusual one for me. It was inspired by a Reddit post I saw where someone was ve...
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Writer. Musician. Music lover. More lyrics in my head than I can count! My memoir Grace Notes was published by Sibylline Press in May 2026. I’m mainly an essayist but love Substack’s freedom to test other genres. I’m experimenting and loving it!
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