Ruminations | Caitlin Kotula | Substack

and becoming the writer I need to be.

Mar 6 • Caitlin Kotula

Falling upon Substack's double-edged blade

to be seen is to sell, and it is difficult to sell without selling out.

Feb 11, 2025 • Caitlin Kotula

Just another person(a) online

deconstructing authenticity and embracing the curated Self

Apr 6, 2025 • Caitlin Kotula

A word after a word after a word is power.

on overcoming speechlessness

Aug 8, 2025 • Caitlin Kotula

Error 404: Writer Not Found

[the artist is struggling]

Oct 6, 2025 • Caitlin Kotula

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Altars & Artists: Robin Waldun

Aug 18, 2024 • Robin Waldun

Altars & Artists: Kim Rashidi

Jul 28, 2024 • Caitlin Kotula and kim rashidi

Altars & Artists: Divining the Poetry of Artists' Spaces

Jul 21, 2024 • Caitlin Kotula

25 Lessons in 25 Years

Apr 21, 2024 • Caitlin Kotula

Altars & Artists

Altars & Artists: Jaidyn Luke Attard

Interview 11: on becoming 'The Street Poet', revitalising punk zine culture, and witnessing beauty and hardship on the streets of Melbourne

May 18, 2025 • Caitlin Kotula and jaidyn luke attard

Altars & Artists: Ashley Stanley

Interview 10: on capturing mundane moments, blue-tinted plexiglass, and learning the art of detachment

Apr 20, 2025 • Caitlin Kotula

Altars & Artists: Mabel Gibson

Interview 09: on writing and publishing micro memoir, collectables and curios, and embracing being a crybaby

Mar 23, 2025 • Caitlin Kotula and Mabel Gibson

Altars & Artists: Harman Singh Heer

Interview 08: Remote photographic safaris, witnessing vs documenting, and eternalising East Africa's wildlife through art

Feb 23, 2025 • Caitlin Kotula and Harman Singh Heer

Altars & Artists: Holly Chester

Interview 07: perfectionism, coffee table poetry, and home as an extended metaphor

Jan 26, 2025 • Caitlin Kotula

Ruminations

Ruminations

Existential musings. Fierce vociferations. Home to Altars & Artists, a monthly interview series divining the poetry of artists’ spaces.

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@ruminations - a conversation with Caitlin Kotula

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Altars & Artists: Jaidyn Luke Attard

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Ruminations turns 2!! {& tangible}

celebrating, reflecting, and looking ahead

May 11, 2025 • Caitlin Kotula

Altars & Artists: Ashley Stanley

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Apr 20, 2025 • Caitlin Kotula

what it's all for

Apr 17, 2025 • Caitlin Kotula

Altars & Artists: Mabel Gibson

Interview 09: on writing and publishing micro memoir, collectables and curios, and embracing being a crybaby

Mar 23, 2025 • Caitlin Kotula and Mabel Gibson

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