Wandertility (noun): “A state of exploration that remains meaningful, regardless of a determined end point”

A fictional word for the very real hope of needing space to just be

Art by the author, Morgan Harper Nichols

I had a transformative moment that I’ll never forget when I first read Bloomability by Sharon Creech in my preteen years. From the cover of the book, I discovered this liberating truth: I was allowed to invent my own words, perhaps like “bloomability.” This realization unleashed an endless pursuit of making things…