This essay comes two days after the 2024 US presidential election, and about six weeks after Hurricane Helene. It's tempting to give up.Yesterday morning I woke up and felt like doing just that.I felt a "fuck it" wash over me, a hair-raising fear, and a deep loneliness.As though I were suddenly on …
Clarity
a poem from way up high
A Poem for the Queen on the Summer Solstice:What do I see, up here with my bird’s eye?Acres of trying & failing & trying again.Long, constant rivers of ideas.I see paths worn deep, leading to temples with roofs shining and cemeteries for what used to be.Snowy mountain ranges, there to …
take a bow
Summer solstice is a week away.It’s a moment when our beloved friend Earth is doing something cool, so we pause & honor the occasion.We notice and revel, we participate and celebrate like we do when human friends have cool occasions like graduations, weddings, & …
Get Over It
See that? Way up there?It's a bird! It's a plane!No, it's....me.And you.We're walking with The Queen archetype this summer, and she's taking a cue from the sun.What's the sun "up to" at summertime?High-ness. The Queen and the sun are comrades this time of year, because of their highness.And we …