My Story Meadow
Take the
Romantic Journey
Welcome to the Soulful Literary Salon
“My Story Meadow is an immersive literary salon that withstands the changing of seasons, nature and time and rewards me with life’s treasures.
— Susan L. Marshall, Artisan Author, Illustrator, Founder & Artistic Director
It is the space where I am inspired to delve deep into worlds, characters, times and places and to create stories that breathe life. These are the writing études I share with you.”
Rest your Wings
Take a deep breath, rest your wings, leave the rushing world behind and step across the threshold. The fire is lit, the kettle is warming on the hearth and a quiet, resting space has been cleared just for you at our table. My Story Meadow is not a cold digital archive; it is an intimate, Soulful Literary Salon where stories breathe their very first breaths of life over a steaming bowl of tea. This is the quiet, fertile soil where the initial seeds of Contemporary Metaphysical Literature are planted, tended, and brought to bloom.
Attune to Ma and Heightened Energy
Since 2020, we have gathered in this sanctuary to treat storytelling as a mindful attunement to our lifeworlds. In this space, we deeply embrace the profound wisdom of Ma: using this sacred space and stillness as a conscious boundary to completely block out the chaotic background noise of a frantic, modern world. Within this protective silence, reminiscent of an ancient ritual chamber resting quietly in the morning mist, the mind is allowed to rest deeply before a single word is ever written.
It is right here, inside this breathing sanctuary, that the proprietary Fragmentique technique takes place. Attuning oneself to the Heightened Energies of simple, everyday moments, from the beauty of a bird flapping its wing, or a leaf shifting in the breeze to the grand sublime of a cresting ocean wave or a glowing ray of light; we deepen our connection to the natural world and source the hero of a scenic moment in our blooming, three-dimensional living architecture.
See the Light, Shadow and Darkness with Metaphysical Noir et Blanc
In complementary energy, the Metaphysical Noir et Blanc technique takes place. Using optics, perception and relativity, we view fragments of everyday life that are lit in light, shadow or darkness and select the sharpest imagery, the most striking lines of light and the deepest, necessary shadows, stripping away all external distraction. By honoring these frameworks, we proudly demonstrate that metaphysics is a magnificent, universal human tapestry where diverse global wisdoms flow together to heal the human spirit.
Be Guided by the Natural Rhythms of Ki-sei
Guided by the spirit of Ki-sei, these carefully selected fragments are set to a living cadence, using atmospheric music, the tactile acoustic rhythm of the keyboard, or the haunting, meditative echo of a distant bamboo flute to establish the physical breath and inherent spiritual momentum of the creation. This philosophy is the precise technical engine behind how these sentences are physically composed. In the architecture of our syntax, strict engineering functions as a sacred framework designed to open a soft, soulful space where deep emotional healing can safely take place.
Language curation is treated like a live pulsating beat or breathing stroke of art, rising like a singular, hollow woodwind note cutting through the fog, flowing with the fluid grace of a calligraphy brush and the rhythmic timing of a musical score, proving that when form is executed with absolute, disciplined rigour, it ceases to be rigid calculation and becomes the ultimate, soaring vessel for the living human soul.
You are our Honoured Guest
You are not a passive traveler walking passed our garden; you are our honored guest. As the tea leaves unfurl, we invite you to sit quietly, wrap your hands around a warm earthenware mug, and read through Susan L. Marshall’s freshest, unreleased literary experiments as they drift in from the wild air. Within this open clearing, there are no heavy monuments or bound volumes, only the raw, paper-thin energy of new creation, floating like parchment in the wind.
Current Writing Salon Études
From light … to brushed ink…
““Each story journey is unique as I step gently through the Meadow and appreciate its natural beauty. New discoveries occur regularly: be it a single leaf; a blade of grass shifting in the wind; a rose petal slowly falling; a glowing ray of light; a pathway; a duck swimming; a small dragonfly… so many wondrous treasures that inspire me to write… I hope you enjoy reading my writing études.”
— Susan L. Marshall, Artisan Author, Illustrator, Founder & Artistic Director
An Étude
The Triumphant Return to the Garden
Dried Ink … Pure Publication
When the ink has dried upon the parchment and the raw études have finished their quiet tempering inside our salon, they are bound into the timeless, deluxe treasures that now decorate the shelves of the world. The very structures cultivated right here on this earth are what global book channels are now celebrating. If you wish to see how these wild-roaming sprouts mature into our celebrated hardbound volumes, we invite you to follow the winding pathway straight into the Romantic Spirit Alight Readers’ Garden.
There, amidst the blossoms, you can join our global circle of booksellers and patrons in honoring our range of publications, including the fully realised Romantic Spirit Collection, including the newly unfurled Dawn and Dusk Deluxe Edition of Adira and the Dark Horse, currently holding its prestigious place as an international top-tier release. Step through the gate, bring your warm earthenware bowl, and let us celebrate the harvest together.
Entering the Global Parlour
Fractured Light is the Beginning of Mystery
Wamdering the Grounds: Join the Discourse
The dialogue of our Soulful Literary Salon does not rest solely within these digital walls; it breathes, expands, and gathers vibrant life out in the open air of our global communities.
We invite you to step beyond this webpage and enter the active parlour gates by gathering with us on Facebook and Instagram. It is within these warm, circles that Susan L. Marshall lays down her freshest, raw unpolished fragments, sharing her live keyboard rhythms, her meditative flute reflections, her philosophical and emotional resonance and her precise Fragmentique insights as they happen in real time
We invite you to share your reflections on the mysteries of where the metaphysical layers of light and shadow collide, helping us tend these sprouts before they ever reach a printing press. Every raw étude cultivated here eventually travels along a winding pathway, maturing over time into the celebrated, bespoke publication treasures loved by bookstores worldwide. Your unique perspective is a vital seed in our growing landscape. Come and sit with us under the open canopy, leave your own thoughtful reflections beneath Susan L. Marshall’s latest posts, and help our shared, three-dimensional living architecture bloom across the globe. The threshold is open, the community is waiting, and a cup of tea is always poured just for you.
Susan L. Marshall’s Current Writing Projects
