Brandon Vaidyanathan

All the literati keep/An imaginary friend

I’m Elizabeth Oldfield and I write about tending to our souls, staying loyal to our values and seeking spiritual core strength in these trembling times. Spirituality, poetry, plants.

Novelist: THE GOOD DEATH OF KATE MONTCLAIR (Chrism Press, 2023). Philosopher: BEAUTY & IMITATION: A PHILOSOPHICAL REFLECTION ON THE ARTS (Word on Fire Academic, 2024). THE ARTIST'S WISDOM, my book on creativity, forthcoming from Word on Fire Academic.

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I write about experiences you've felt but don’t know how to describe. Serious half the time.

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