Eye of the Mountain

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Writing on the inner life.

Essays, memoir, and poetry on attention, grief, belonging, and what it means to live awake.

An open journal facing the rising sun in a mountain landscape

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Form

All 132 Poetry 70Essay 31Memoir 21Collection 10

Theme

Transformation 50Embodiment 48Attention 39Trauma 35Aliveness 30Creativity 29Relationships 26Family 24Grief 12Identity 11Spirituality 10Belonging 9Nature 5Culture 5

Series

Chakra Map 7The Arc of Becoming 5Shock Collar 3Lotus Eaters 3Developmental Order 3Shaping Water 3

Theme · Family

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Collection7 min readJune 27, 2026

Elements of Aliveness

A Series of Funerals

familyalivenessembodiment
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Memoir2 min readMay 2, 2026

The Practice of Imperfection

A Shadow of a Shadow

transformationfamilytrauma
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Poetry2 min readApril 26, 2026

Seeing and Believing

Cover Your Eyes

attentionembodimentfamily
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Memoir1 min readApril 21, 2026

Rites of Initiation

A Passage Through Space and Time

transformationfamilytrauma
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Poetry1 min readApril 12, 2026

Melatonin Regrettably

Don’t Chase the Night Away

traumafamily
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Essay2 min readFebruary 23, 2026

Transparent and Legible

Eye Pity You, Eye Am You

familytraumaattention
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Collection5 min readThe Arc of Becoming · 2December 26, 2025

Continue Here - The Arc of Becoming

Chapter 2 - The Role of a Father

familytransformationtrauma
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Poetry1 min readDecember 10, 2025

Stuck in an Inhale

Of a Former Identity

identityembodimentfamily
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Poetry1 min readNovember 27, 2025

Tip of the Spear

A Pyramid in Time

familynaturealiveness
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Poetry1 min readNovember 24, 2025

Adolescence, the Test of Love

Breaking the Bond - part 1

relationshipsfamilycreativity
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Essay8 min readNovember 8, 2025

The Role of a Mother

Staying with pain

familyembodimenttrauma
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Essay7 min readOctober 26, 2025

The Blame Wrapper

Narcissism As a Defense From Shame

traumafamilyrelationships
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