Hello Reader
June's afternoon light has this warming promise that Summer's getting close—longer days, golden light that makes every artist squealing with joy to test new Kuretake gouache.
But not me... not now.
My coffee's gone cold again (revolutionary act #247 today), and I'm mapping out the next six weeks like a general preparing for beautiful warfare when a special sketch catches my attention—delicate petals scattered amongst purple threads, refusing to apologize for blooming exactly where they're planted.
Life's timing is wickedly perfect.
I'm about to get busier than a beehive in July, juggling family obligations and therapy sessions, right when I want to compost something huge: the ugly, unfair "get out of your comfort zone" mandate.
If you know, you know...
The cultural command that exhausted women "challenge themselves" when what we really need is permission to bloom where we are. The upcoming pattern is simple enough, you can complete it while your brain processes the seventeen ways Derek from Accounting thinks you should "expand your horizons."
Derek can expand into the nearest coffee shop and buy his own damn latte.
While you wait for something special releasing June 29th, here's immediate ammunition: 37 Irreverent Excuses to Deflect Unwanted Growth Advice for every Derek in your daily life ($7).
Because sometimes the most radical thing you can do is have a perfectly crafted response ready when society insists your contentment is somehow lazy.
Excuse #18 involves interpretive dance. #31 will make you snort-laugh in public.
Get your arsenal at https://wovenarcana.art/b/letmeout and practice looking mysteriously content while Derek wonders what you know that he doesn't.