Black Swamp Newsletter

Creative projects, musings and inspirations.

By Katie Thompson

A watercolor and charcoal paintng of a hand reaching for a vertebrae.

Black Swamp Newsletter - Week of November 20, 2024

November 20, 2024 The Incentive Close enough it can be touchedthen pulled away.I fall in love with what I can’t live withoutso I have no choicebut to not give up.-k. thompson Self, NurturanceEnvelop me in pink silk,drape me in care only the feminine can provide.Lower my defenses scarred and scratched,soften to feel what I’ve always neededso I may finally give it to myself.-k. thompson So is Your Breath (mini poem) When concern becomes reality remember so is your breath. -k. thompson The...

about 23 hours ago • 2 min read

Welcome to the Black Swamp Newsletter!

Small Contribution If only I could spend my days writing head buried in the empty pages of possibility I yearn so badly to share this beautiful existence some days I write furiously in spite of the short time we’re allotted. I know my contributions are small but true and every moment in appreciation of this life is worth sharing to preserve its beauty. -k. thompson Hello There! Welcome. I'm Katie, and I'm so pleased that you're here. As for me, I'm the owner and creator behind Black Swamp, a...

8 days ago • 2 min read