Creativity doesn’t just happen.
Scientists theorize that around four billion years ago, in Earth’s early oceans, there existed a kind of “soup” of organic molecules, just waiting for something to spark it into life.
What if the human experience is the same, and all our experiences are just waiting for a catalyst to become something?
In early 2025, I went off my meds. It was a choice I discussed with many, including my partner, my doctor and my therapist. I felt groggy, I felt disconnected, and I felt like I’d lost my creative spark.
Here’s the thing: I was wrong. Not about taking a break from my medications, but about the feeling that I wasn’t creative anymore. As I scrolled through my notes app, I found poems and snippets dating back the last two years. And not just a few of them, almost a whole book’s worth. And I had a new realization.
When creative people are dealing with mental health issues, work often spills out of us in ways we can’t control. Maybe you paint an unplanned mural on a living room wall, or maybe you stay up until 3am writing because it helps you process your experience and the emotions that go along with it.
When you’re in a healthy place, work doesn’t come so easy. But here’s the thing – it’s still there. Those ideas, those momentary wonders, I didn’t stop observing them. I just stopped making the time for them to become something. And now that I know, it’s time to change that.
Enter: Primordial Coffee
It’s a re-exploration of experiences through a purposeful, creative lens. It’s born from a yearning not just to remember, but to commemorate meaningful experiences big and small. It’s an exploration of why we’re moved by what moves us. And I can’t wait to share it with you.
To pre-order, simply make at least a $20 donation to the Primordial Coffee GoFundMe:
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M. Jackman Creative 