Notes from the Lagoon

Learning to Live

A meandering essay in 10 small parts

Aug 5 • 

Belle Chesler

17

2

June 2025

Little Black Mountain

The difference between being alone and lonely

Jun 1 • 

Belle Chesler

20

12

April 2025

Open Heart Surgery

in the year of the Snake

Apr 5 • 

Belle Chesler

23

19

February 2025

A brief respite in the jungle

Being human in this beautiful, mad world.

Feb 3 • 

Belle Chesler

15

5

December 2024

big dumb mind games

and all the other ways I tried not to meditate today

Dec 13, 2024 • 

Belle Chesler

11

6

An idea and an invitation...

and it will be way more fun to do in community.

Dec 9, 2024 • 

Belle Chesler

10

20

October 2024

Traveling Without Moving

When you leave nouns behind, and get super fucking witchy.

Oct 18, 2024 • 

Belle Chesler

14

11

August 2024

How not to write about a marriage

I am a fruit thief.

Aug 27, 2024 • 

Belle Chesler

14

13

July 2024

Origin Stories

Rivers, psilocybin, and bodies that hold secrets.

Jul 11, 2024 • 

Belle Chesler

10

4

May 2024

The Motherhood Index: 0-13

Parenthood in numbers & reasons to celebrate.

May 30, 2024 • 

Belle Chesler

23

24

April 2024

Tuesdays with Tony (Soprano)

Insomnia, fictional and real sociopaths, and attempting to make friends with death.

Apr 26, 2024 • 

Belle Chesler

16

6

January 2024

Bigfoot, Grandma Moses, & Mud

A creative life, one paycheck at a time.

Jan 5, 2024 • 

Belle Chesler

14

12