Courtney "Coco" Diles Henderson
@iridescentinkwell.bsky.social
Writer/editor of books, poems, grants and proposals, technical trainings, and whatever else I can get my hands on. Expert wordsmith. Novice artist/painter.
We have an update to the Mental Health Resources page! More coming. Stay tuned. www.iridescentinkwell.com/projects-8
Mental Health Resources | Iridescent Inkwell
An evolving list of mental health resources from a mental health sensitivity reader and advocate.
www.iridescentinkwell.com
August 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
We have an update to the Mental Health Resources page! More coming. Stay tuned. www.iridescentinkwell.com/projects-8
Hammock time in beautiful weather.
August 3, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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...
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July 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Emily's Wilde's Map of the Otherlands has enormous and gorgeous Howl's Moving Castle vibes. www.iridescentinkwell.com/post/emily-w...
This subtly paranormal romance is one of my favorite books of all time - please check it out! www.iridescentinkwell.com/post/old-fla...
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...
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July 21, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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!! 🤩😍
IT'S FINISHED!
The Art of #InverteFest April 2025 Edition
A digital art book showcasing the work of 86 artists from around the world, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna.
Thank you to the human artists who contributed to our art book!
Download here drive.google.com/file/d/1JvEx...
The Art of #InverteFest April 2025 Edition
A digital art book showcasing the work of 86 artists from around the world, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna.
Thank you to the human artists who contributed to our art book!
Download here drive.google.com/file/d/1JvEx...
July 20, 2025 at 11:12 AM
How beautiful!! 🤩😍
AI is sourced and used in the arts in ways that are unethical. 💛💫
July 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
AI is sourced and used in the arts in ways that are unethical. 💛💫
Reposted by Courtney "Coco" Diles Henderson
"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
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
July 15, 2025 at 8:17 AM
"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
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
Reposted by Courtney "Coco" Diles Henderson
for those who are feeling drained
July 4, 2025 at 2:37 AM
for those who are feeling drained
Many voices are worth lifting in times like these - this one rings out loudly and beautifully. www.iridescentinkwell.com/post/my-side...
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...
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May 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Many voices are worth lifting in times like these - this one rings out loudly and beautifully. www.iridescentinkwell.com/post/my-side...
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: 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, ...
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May 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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!
Independent Bookstore Day is next Saturday! www.iridescentinkwell.com/post/souther...
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...
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April 21, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Independent Bookstore Day is next Saturday! www.iridescentinkwell.com/post/souther...
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Women are dance, a poem, a revolution.
March 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Women are dance, a poem, a revolution.
I just subscribed to 5 Calls Newsletter! This app looks super helpful for legislative activism.
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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
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February 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I just subscribed to 5 Calls Newsletter! This app looks super helpful for legislative activism.
buttondown.com/5calls
buttondown.com/5calls
Missing summer. Ready for spring. Enjoying my dried flowers. I love this artist. 💜💙🧡
February 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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.🐉
[Paper dragon room]
I want to draw more dragons this year, so the first painting of the year has to start off strong
I want to draw more dragons this year, so the first painting of the year has to start off strong
January 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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.
January 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I am in love with this poem.
Reposted by Courtney "Coco" Diles Henderson
That's right, folks. There's a new - a brand new - poem by ME up at Uncanny Magazine today:
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/care...
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/care...
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...
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January 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
That's right, folks. There's a new - a brand new - poem by ME up at Uncanny Magazine today:
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/care...
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/care...
I needed this.
A poem for our times, written a century ago. Anna Akhmatova, translated by Stanley Kunitz:
January 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I needed this.
A sense of beauty dredged from the deep.
A wintery poem…
It was winter, near freezing,
I’d walked through a forest of firs
when I saw issue out of the waterfall
a solitary bird…
—Kathleen Jamie, “The Dipper”
published in POETRY (June 2004)
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
I’d walked through a forest of firs
when I saw issue out of the waterfall
a solitary bird…
—Kathleen Jamie, “The Dipper”
published in POETRY (June 2004)
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
January 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
A sense of beauty dredged from the deep.
Something sacred about sunrises. 🧡💜💙
January 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Something sacred about sunrises. 🧡💜💙
Intricate and interesting.
January 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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.
January 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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?
In 2025 we're hopemaxxing.
January 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Can hopemaxxing be my 2025 focus word?
This is cool.
Sometimes it's really good to try out other genres.
~Fractal Staircase~
A staircase in #Vienna - when the lights went out.
f/9, 2.5s, ISO-1000, 23mm
#photography #urban #architecture #canon #black&white #b&w
~Fractal Staircase~
A staircase in #Vienna - when the lights went out.
f/9, 2.5s, ISO-1000, 23mm
#photography #urban #architecture #canon #black&white #b&w
January 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This is cool.
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.
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.
this lovely heart embroidery piece still needs a forever home 🫀
you can find it in my Embroidery Art listing ✨
#art #artmarket #originalart #shopsmall #bsnm #embroidery #craft #fiberarts
you can find it in my Embroidery Art listing ✨
#art #artmarket #originalart #shopsmall #bsnm #embroidery #craft #fiberarts
January 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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.
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.