Ivy Writerly

About

Hello, I’m Ivy

A writer of quiet things, for readers who linger.

Ivy Writerly writing at her desk
Writing from Portland, Oregon

A woman of ink-stained fingers and quiet reflections, Ivy writes what most people are too afraid to name. Her books trace the undercurrents of daily life—the bruised thoughts, the unspoken griefs, and fleeting joys that pass us like shadows at dusk.

I don’t write to impress, persuade, or shout over the noise. I write to notice—to sit with the thoughts most people step over.

These pages are made of moments: the soft ones we forget to hold, the sharp ones we try to ignore, the in-between ones that never quite resolve. If you’re looking for answers, I can’t promise them. But if you’re looking for stillness, for clarity in the static, for a voice that understands the weight of quiet things—I’ve left pieces of myself for you here.

Off the page

A few small truths

  1. Writes every first draft by hand, in pencil
  2. Has reread Mrs Dalloway eleven times
  3. Keeps a jar of lines overheard in cafés
  4. Drinks her tea far too strong and far too cold
  5. Owns three typewriters and uses none of them

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