Archive - Venus of the Mind

The Daily Work of Living

Or, what to drink after a funeral

Jul 12 • Ivana Esther Martínez

Whining at a Dinner Party

Please invite me back though?

Jul 9 • Ivana Esther Martínez

The Body is the Mind...DUH!

Notes from a facialist by day & catadora by night

Jul 6 • Ivana Esther Martínez

Aging Favors the Insatiable

Live Hungry, Die Free. A Prayer.

Jul 1 • Ivana Esther Martínez

June 2026

Eat, Drink, Be Merry!

A maxim, a calling, a directive for the good life.

Jun 23 • Ivana Esther Martínez

Books in Conversation

Our summer book club is around the corner!

Jun 1 • Ivana Esther Martínez

May 2026

Meditations on Failure

Or, writing in a circle.

May 21 • Ivana Esther Martínez

Moms! At the Movies.

Radical proposition: Moms are people too.

May 2 • Ivana Esther Martínez

April 2026

All Roads Lead to Beauty

ouroboros mode activated

Apr 26 • Ivana Esther Martínez

A Cottage Witch Tells All

Listen now | Beauty in the World, Episode 1

Apr 19 • Ivana Esther Martínez and Carrington Epperson

1:03:45

Milan on My Mind

Mapping Culture Through a Travel Itinerary

Apr 12 • Ivana Esther Martínez

Notes on Reawakening

Weaving desire into reality. The collective tarot pull.

Apr 5 • Ivana Esther Martínez

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