One of my favorite episodes of This American Life is the one about tribes and belonging. First of all, it finally solved the mystery of why I like the sound of pencil on paper and whispered African accents (if you know, you know). Second, it framed a concept I'd been …
Seasons
Break on Through
I'm a Dark Half kinda gal. Bring on longer nights, cooler temps, scarves, and firewood piles. Give me that Dreamtime, that mystical lens, that rich subconscious realm. I love the Dark Half; September to March is when I'm feelin' GOOD. But first. Before I get to plunk down in front of …
The Warrior Why
I'm off track. Again. It might look like I have it together. But I don't. Like everyone, I'm frustrated that COVID is rearing back up. I'm frustrated that it's not easy to sit with you, offer divinations, invite you to Darkwood for a class. Plus, I'm spending this Warrior season …
Livin’ all the way
If you want your thighs to burn, gripping the flanks of a speeding horse. If you want your hair tangled by the sheer frenzy of it all. If you want your voice hoarse from a day of anthems and battle cries. Or your shoulders to never want for comrades. Or your hands to blaze with …
I got nuthin’
It goes without saying that I would never be hired to teach science. Or math. And yet, I've stumbled upon a phenomenon that's gotta be physics. Or some science-y thing. And I'm not just saying that because I need an excuse for why I haven't written in a month. Here …
