Welcome to Creative Living Diaries

Hi, I’m Lori-Lyn—a writer, artist, and intuitive exploring the intersections of creativity, spirituality, and being human.

I live in Kentucky with my partner Tracy and our pug Rocky in an historic neighborhood where we’re re-wilding our garden into a sanctuary for native plants and pollinators. When I’m not dreaming about relocating to the woods of Ulster County, New York, I’m here—writing, creating, and connecting with you.

This space is for the curious, the oddly magical, and the beautifully unconventional, (for starters.)

I want to help you cultivate creative wellness in your own life and be the person you came here (to this planet) to be.

What You’ll Find Here

I sit down in front of this glowing screen and start to type. I say to myself, Self, Please don’t write about weird stuff that alienates people.

The problem is, despite appearances, my self is actually a nineteen year old girl with black fingernail polish and combat boots and a leopard print babydoll dress fake-smoking clove cigarettes under a street light in an empty parking lot with some guy she likes just because of the way his hair falls across his face listening to a cassette tape of Cocteau Twins and she just looks at me with her uneven eyeliner and says, Whatever. I’ll write about whatever I want.

So, I write about weird stuff sometimes.

I write to explore and cultivate creative and spiritual awareness and sort through memories and theories.

Creative Living Diaries includes:

Essays on the creative process, spirituality, culture, and the stories that shape us.

Monthly Love Lists: A roundup of what’s lighting me up lately—books, art, moments.

Behind-the-scenes thoughts from my studio, garden, writing desk, closet, and meditations.

Cosmic Heart: My book-in-progress, blending memoir, spirituality, and cultural critique, is shared exclusively with paid subscribers.

Storytelling is what makes us human. Creative expression is how we stay alive. Let’s be alive together.

Who I Am

I’m a GenX dreamer with an Aquarius sun, moon, and a Capricorn rising—equally excited by visionary energy and grounded truths. Writing is at the heart of my life, which currently means working a YA novel, channeling intuitive insights, and exploring ideas and memory through essays.

I believe in the power of creativity to heal, connect, and transform. Creative Living Diaries invites you to come along on that journey with me.

Why Subscribe?

Subscribe for free and get essays, inspiration, and monthly reflections delivered straight to your inbox. For paid subscribers, I offer exclusive access to my spiritual memoir Cosmic Heart and occasional surprises.

A Few Things I Love:

• Sitting under the moon and stars

• Morning coffee in a beautiful mug

• Tarot cards and cosmic dreaming

• Vintage finds and 1970s aesthetics

• Quiet, unscheduled days filled with creative flow

• Chatting with my spirit guides (which is probably just a fun way of saying I chat with different aspects of myself)

Please come on in and get comfortable. The incense is burning and the coffee is brewing. If this speaks to you, I hope you’ll subscribe and be part of the story.

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Thank you for checking this out. Thank you for being here! Let’s party! (If by party, you mean curl up on a little blanket of moss and do nothing.)