You are more than all of this

And by “all of this” I mean…well, *gestures broadly with arms*.

Hello overworked human, you belong here. ❤️

About Ruth

I’m a poet, indie author, and corporate worker bee trying to hold a creative life together while raising two small humans in a country that still feels a little borrowed.

About the books

Each book of the Mor(e) series is a deep dive into a part of our lives. Wrapped in something beautiful. Scattered with hidden gems. With an after taste of something like devastation.

Book 1: Mor(e) than Motherhood

Book 2: Mor(e) than work (coming soon)

About this Substack: The Overwhelmed Creative

A lot of us are just really fucking tired.

I’m not here with a five-step plan. I don’t believe poetry books will “fix” capitalism. I’m not pretending to have answers.

I just know I’m heartbroken by how tired we all are, when there’s still so much good work in us. And I want to talk about that.

Because, fuck it, honestly? Sometimes I wish someone could save me. Most days I don’t know how to save myself. Writing these books is the only way I know how to try.

An invitation

Paid subscribers will get:

• Exclusive excerpts from the next book. As well as updates on where your contributions are going.

• Behind-the-scenes: how I published my first book, what I earned, and how I juggle it alongside a corporate career and family.

• Letters on surviving burnout, trusting a creative calling, and stumbling through it all.

My pledge to you is that every penny will go towards publishing and paying independent creatives (artists, editors, etc) for their contributions.

Free subscribers will still receive poetry postcards and the occasional, shorter, public post. 💌