A Note On: Substack

Navigating today’s digital realm while continuing to fuel your curiosity as you wander along your creative path without being distracted by cute animals or battling the guilt of scrolling through too much brain-numbing content and world gossip is a chaotic minefield. I want to do something less boring mentally draining instead. 

I am a little nervous to step into this well-written realm, yet here I am, exploring Substack because I want a space like the one I dream about creating with you. So far, I have gleaned, I can pop on my Substack app and read without distraction. I choose who I interact with and which communities I’m a part of and have conversations without being trolled. There’s no advertising, just support to do well

It can never go as far as to replace the pleasure of holding a book in hand, but it certainly creates the sensation of running your fingers along the edges of bound books and them landing, intuitively, in your hand.

As a writer on Substack, I can begin to shake off the daily worry of wondering if I can sustain my creative choices when I dive into other worlds and encourage others to explore their own adventures - I am being supported here.

I love collaborative adventures, the creation, the learning, the magic, and I have spent years taking down the walls within and without that place an unwelcome damn in my creative river. I hope we can keep moving that damn, together.

So here I am inviting you along on my Substack adventure to see where it will take us, and let’s ensure we have a magical time as we go on our way.

Whispers from My Wild Garden has been composting in my soul, possibly for a lifetime I guess I’ll never truly know every single link in the chain of events that pulled me here.

From an early age, I remember how I felt within nature, transported to a world that felt calm and free and fed my curiosity endlessly.

I invite you to sneak in through the hole in the garden wall and join me as I wander in my wild garden. Meet the residents, and learn to bloom like the seeds I planted with love. We’ll hang out by the fire and warm our hearts, while we put the world to rights and get our daily exercise through belly laughs and a little digging. Yes, we will be muddy, out in all weathers and watching our creations impatiently until they flourish and take us with them as they run to seed and catch the wind.

I love to hold space to encourage writers, and passionate humans to play, delve into their imagination and invite the possibilities it brings. I am also eager to share all of my stumbles and learning, it is like I’m holding out a flashlight in the dark so you know you are not alone in climbing this mountain called life.

I want this to be a space where we stretch our comfort zones together, I’ll take a step, hold out my hand and you can take a step too.

As the garden whispers, we will get wilder.

‘Whispers from My Wild Garden is a metaphoric tale and a magical adventure. Now it is time to welcome you inside, well, outside mostly.

Are you coming?*

Soak me in nature while I drink whispers from my wild garden
— S.O

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Sam Osbiston

Sam Osbiston is a poet, photographer and experimental artist inspired by nature, and her own personal experiences, together with her passion for peoples treasures and the stories they share with her. Sam hopes her work encourages others to learn more about their environment and the creatures who live along side them, how creativity can enhance their everyday well-being and why noticing the world around you is the best gift for self and planet. She is happiest immersed in nature, but rather likes a cosy blanket by the fire, with a brew in hand too.

http://www.samosbiston.com
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