Firstborn
On bearing a child and becoming a mother.
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Sonya Mann
The creator and primary subject of this website, Sonya herself. Supposedly.
167 posts
Elka's Welcome
"A throne of gnarled roots, grasping up from the earth below and down from the unseen world above, molded around a woman exuding a fossilized intensity and despairing aura that threatened to stop the tinker's heart."
Where we're at (update on 2023 plans)
At this point January happy mail is late enough that I gotta admit — to myself and to you — that I missed the first month of the year. But it's okay, because things
What to do in 2023?
As usual I'm not sure and dithering about it. Before I get into that, here are the files of November and December happy mail. You can find the rest of the 2022
A child isn't born yet
Hello my dears (as my yoga teacher sometimes says). I feel affectionate of late. As you may know, I'm having a baby. A son, in fact! We learned that part recently. To
A few things
Excited to share this almost-done version of "Tryhard," a song that Lex and I created together: TRYHARD all tracks clean0:00/264.49741× I wrote the original melody and lyrics; he
Ideograph • sprouting
Guess what: I'm pregnant. A baby is growing inside my abdomen. My uterus has more than doubled in size and produced an entire new organ, the placenta. Plus my child's
Summer happy mail + progress report
Hey, it's been a minute! (My traditional greeting...) Happy autumn 🍂🎃 Happy mail PDFs * June * July * August September happy mail is late enough that I'm going to roll it into October
What is God?
Immanence, eminence.
Ideograph • taking stock
Dance on the edge of madness and you will never dance alone!
Spring happy mail PDFs + lil update
I like to share these files in case you want the digital versions. Last year I did 'em all in one go, but this time I'm trying out a seasonal approach. Fair warning, some of these files are pretty large.
Ideograph • dorkmode
Paintings by František Kupka (left [https://twitter.com/artistkupka/status/1531301436033748996/photo/1]) and and Ferdinand Hodler (right [https://twitter.com/artisthodler/status/1532763576494170112]). > "The only certification you need is poetic license&
Tale of the Tinker and the Tinker's Tale
Art: Almayer's folly (1951) by Rene Magritte, via wonderful Twitter bot [https://twitter.com/artistmagritte/status/1520069615816253446]. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following story is a CC0-licensed [https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/] contribution
Ideograph • grenadine quarantine
I haven't figured out how to do anything in a consistent, sustainable way!
Ideograph • creative obligations
* Hi. There's a giveaway in this newsletter, find instructions at the end. * Members may have missed: Eureka!Stay tuned. Pun intended 😘Sonya SupposedlySonya Mann Events Meanwhile, SF Bay Area people may have
Eureka!
Stay tuned. Pun intended 😘
Post Vibes Picnic
Vibecamp [https://vibecamp.xyz/] was utterly exhilarating. Gotta keep the vibes rolling — no time to waste! SF Bay Area people, let's get together again ASAP. Hence... When: Saturday, March 26 Where + itinerary:
Ideograph • grand ambivalence
I am delighted to present these adorable Wanderverse [https://wanderverse.org/] -themed sticker designs created by @suchaone [https://twitter.com/suchaone]! Everything is CC0-licensed [https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/], as always
Hey Stranger
Touching base after some radio silence. Sorry about that. Your account has been credited with $24, meaning you won't be charged for the next two months of Sonya Supposedly subscription. I missed
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2020 [[2021]] 2022
2021 compared to 2020, plus 2022 intentions.
Completing a Creative Project
The art of getting it done.