Author of
The Magic of Not Knowing
Shelly Alison
Writer of reflective essays on
uncertainty, self-trust, and becoming.
The Magic of Not Knowing
Essays on Love, Loss, and
the Art of Becoming
A collection of reflective essays on love, loss, and the becoming that happens when life no longer gives us clear answers.
Available in ebook and print.
Coming soon to
Google Play Books and Kobo. Audiobook in development.
Essays & Reflections
Shelly writes longer essays about the principles that shape how we live, alongside shorter reflections gathered from travel, ordinary moments, and life in motion.
Featured reflections
Amor Fati (for the love of fate)Explore the Series
Laws I Live By
Reflections on the Road
About Shelly
Shelly Alison is a Toronto-based Canadian writer whose work explores love, uncertainty, reinvention, and the courage to trust yourself through experience.She is the author of The Magic of Not Knowing: Essays on Love, Loss, and the Art of Becoming and publishes Laws I Live By, Reflections on the Road, and other personal essays on Substack.Currently travelling through Asia and Oceania, she is working on her next book and writing about movement, becoming, and building a life that feels aligned.When she’s not writing, she’s usually wandering a new neighbourhood, searching for good food, sitting somewhere near the sea, or trying a hobby she may or may not keep.
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The Magic
of
Not Knowing
Essays on Love, Loss, and
the Art of Becoming
by Shelly Alison
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