Courtney "Coco" Diles Henderson

We have an update to the Mental Health Resources page! More coming. Stay tuned. www.iridescentinkwell.com/projects-8

Hammock time in beautiful weather.

Emily's Wilde's Map of the Otherlands has enormous and gorgeous Howl's Moving Castle vibes. www.iridescentinkwell.com/post/emily-w...

Old Flames and New Fortunes by Sarah Hogle: An All-Time Favorite This is one of my favorite books of all time. It’s a book I can turn to when I need comfort or a laugh—or validation of the complications of aspiring motherhood. It defies formula and genre expectatio...

This subtly paranormal romance is one of my favorite books of all time - please check it out! www.iridescentinkwell.com/post/old-fla...

How beautiful!! 🤩😍

AI is sourced and used in the arts in ways that are unethical. 💛💫

"Just to be clear
I don’t want to get out
without a broken heart.
I intend to leave this life
so shattered
there’s gonna have to be
a thousand separate heavens
for all of my flying parts."

– Andrea Gibson

for those who are feeling drained

My Side of the River: A Memoir by Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez shares her heartbreaking testimony of what life was like when her parents were deported back to Mexico and she stayed behind to finish high school. She was born in the Un...

Many voices are worth lifting in times like these - this one rings out loudly and beautifully. www.iridescentinkwell.com/post/my-side...

Southern Indiana Bookstores: Riddled with Ink—A Creative Beginning Did you miss Independent Bookstore Day? It’s not too late to support an indie bookstore. Riddled with Ink is an online/pop-up bookstore in North Vernon, Indiana. Their website has new and used books, ...

Did you miss your chance to support an Independent Bookstore on the 26th? No, you didn't - Riddled with Ink is a small-town bookstore without their brick and mortar yet, so they have a fantastic little online store!

Southern Indiana Bookstores: Viewpoint Books—Two Chapters, Many Voices I started this blog with the intention of writing about things that inspire me, and Viewpoint Books fits the bill beautifully. You enter and feel called to explore and to learn, whether you are an adu...

Independent Bookstore Day is next Saturday! www.iridescentinkwell.com/post/souther...

Women are dance, a poem, a revolution.

5 Calls Newsletter The 5 Calls Newsletter breaks down what your representatives are voting on and what you can do to influence them. From your friends at 5 Calls

I just subscribed to 5 Calls Newsletter! This app looks super helpful for legislative activism.

buttondown.com/5calls

Missing summer. Ready for spring. Enjoying my dried flowers. I love this artist. 💜💙🧡

Oh, I love this. I once had collages of multiple papers making up a castle blueprint on my wall. Nothing this vibrant.🐉

I am in love with this poem.

Care for Lightning - Uncanny Magazine Sure, she sent those heavenly snakes to slither into that hand-hewn crib, and slide along that baby’s skin. And sure, she sent those stinging insects against that cow, turned that one girl into a bear...

That's right, folks. There's a new - a brand new - poem by ME up at Uncanny Magazine today:

www.uncannymagazine.com/article/care...

😂😂😂😂

I needed this.

A sense of beauty dredged from the deep.

Something sacred about sunrises. 🧡💜💙

Intricate and interesting.

Gorgeous and gorgeously subtle. Feels like I could walk past this in the brush by the cornfields around here on a foggy day.

Can hopemaxxing be my 2025 focus word?

This is cool.

This is seriously so stunning. The layers of artistry. The weight and clarity of the embroidery. Agghgg 🤍🥀

Ode To This Stunning Garden Heart Embroidery

Layer my heart over vintage flowers.
Make it accurate -
The shape like a petal,
the auricle a curling leaf,
the arteries branches.
Give my aorta the texture of wood,
so white and crisp
you could run your fingers over it.

BREAKING NEWS: multiple sources have confirmed that the person reading this is worthy of love

🤣🤣🤣🤣

Soap Stain Cosmos

What came first -
the watercolor nebulae
or the polka-dot dark matter?
The planets
or the strings
that tie them together?