Creative Adventures - A scrapbook of my mind | Steve Xoh | Substack

Issue #9: Memes vs art, a love affair with the Thames and the existential importance of being bored

Art vs memes, creativity, the River Thames, and why boredom might be key to a meaningful life.

Feb 20 • Steve Xoh

Issue #8: Eels, outsiders and the excruciating greyness of normal

Eels, outsider art, frustrating cycles of creativity and why “normal” can feel excruciatingly grey.

Jan 23 • Steve Xoh

Issue #7: Kingstonymus Bosch, the man who loved dragons and the ghostly posters on the super-ego's bedroom wall

Ego ideals, the inner critic, the perils of "aboutism" and finding resilience through strange art.

Dec 26, 2025 • Steve Xoh

Issue #6: Welcome to my world, a love letter to autumn and reflections on masks that reveal

Reflections on autumn, creative habitats, weird childhood compositions and masks that reveal more of ourselves.

Nov 28, 2025 • Steve Xoh

Issue #5: Learning about lightning, the fish that makes dreams and reflections on beautiful inexpertise

Lightning storms, healing dreams, and the creative power of beautiful inexpertise.

Oct 31, 2025 • Steve Xoh

Creative Adventures - A scrapbook of my mind

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