Letters From the Mountain
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A weekly letter from the mountains in East Flores, Indonesia. About courage, belonging, and the beautiful mess of beginning again.
These aren’t essays written from hindsight: they’re field notes from the middle of it all.
Each letter explores what happens when life takes a new shape: how we rebuild, find our place, discover presence, and learn to trust again.
You’ll find stories about courage in quiet moments, renewal after loss, and the calm that comes when we stop forcing outcomes.
When God Finds You in the Wrong Pew (And Other Sunday Morning Disasters)
‘I burst into church like a celebrity making a grand entrance, only to realise an hour later I was in the wrong denomination entirely...’
Theme: Faith, belonging, and the humour of wrong turns.
Why I Can't Write My Own Worth (And How You Taught Me To Try Anyway)
‘I could write stories for the world, but when it came to my own worth, the words fell silent...’
Theme: Self-doubt, worthiness, and reclaiming your voice.
I Finally Found Her (And She Still Knows How to Dance)
‘Tonight I danced on an Indonesian beach like no one was watching, and remembered the moment I was terrified I'd lose her again...’
Theme: Finding your authentic self.
Courage, Dear Heart: Walking the Fault Lines of Life
‘On life’s fault lines, I learned that courage isn’t the absence of fear, it’s choosing presence when everything shakes...’
Theme: Crisis, courage, and standing steady in uncertainty.
This week’s letter:
When Purpose Steps Aside (And Presence Takes Its Place)
‘When purpose falls away, what’s left is presence, the small, sacred noticing of what still remains…’
Want Your Own Stories to Sound This Human?
Here’s how we work together: I ask insightful questions and catch the threads worth pulling.
Then shape those ideas into stories that land. Think of me as the person who organises your thoughts without touching your voice.
Your words.
Your stories.
My brain, time, + keyboard.