Inspired by a glorious suggestion from a friend in my writing group, that we should dress up our light-up unicorn skulls in bells and sheets to ring in the winter holidays, I managed to get enough spoons together to do it. I love it, thank you J.! It’s been a rough couple of weeks. Hubby…
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My father’s podcast
One of the amazing things about my dad was his endless curiosity and joy. He was a natural networker and brought light everywhere he went. He combined these skills in his podcast: The Heart of Healing: The Healer’s Journey”Conversations with healers and wellness practitioners discussing what they do, how it helps people, why they love…
The passing of my dad
My father died Tuesday morning. It was very sudden and mostly quick and painless. He was an amazing being, loving and kind, gracious and caring. He spent much of his life working to process and overcome a shit ton of trauma, to not carry it forward or pass it on to me and my sister….
Learning a new language
Like many a public school kid, I had the requisite classes in either A. Spanish or B. French – these being my only choices in the late 70s/early 80s. I choice French. And like many, I picked up a bit of fluency for reading and a bit for hearing and mangled alot of words when…
The first Monarch caterpillars of the season are big enough to see
Look who’s arrived in the garden! Our first monarch caterpillars of the season! Both are 4th instar, so one more molt before they go looking for a place to hang upside down and form their pupas!
Adulting in a writerly way
Writing achievement unlocked: I completed the first draft of a new story today. 6.3K total – 3.5K written *today*. It might totally suck, but the feel of it is on the page. holy crap. I’m not usually able to push in a single day like this, but I have a looming deadline for a working…
Its beginning to look a lot like Halloween!
Skeleton John and the praying 80s Pop Star monk have taken their places in the front yard.
Light shadow dark shadow
I take pictures in our garden all the time. I did this even pre-COVID because I was in a personal lock down due to my health, which I now have new words for. Gee thanks Global Pandemic. Every year my camera roll reminds me of where I am in the cycle of the yard, in…
Its the Most wonderful time of the year!
Happy Month of Halloween! Things to remember thus month: – glitter is also a goth color – chocolate is your friend – white supremacy sucks – the earth is sacred – Black lives matter – hope is a practice #inanageofperformativecruelty #kindnessispunkasfuck
What are you reading? Non-fiction edition.
Currently open in my eReader: “The New Jim Crow Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” by Michelle Alexander “The New Jim Crow is a stunning account of the rebirth of a caste-like system in the United States, one that has resulted in millions of African Americans locked behind bars and then relegated to a…