If I'm not watching a historic drama or a medical show (dresses & doctors are my fav streaming genres), I'm watching a nature program. Last week I watched one about the Cheetah and I learned a lot about failure. The Cheetah is the fastest land animal, running at speeds up to 70 …
Warrior
The Warrior Why
This essay was originally published August 2021, edited for today just a tad. 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, …
sword mothers
A year ago, I wrote to you about "sword mothers". I'm sending it again as a preamble to the poem about Patti Smith, one of mine. I watch a lot of TV. It’s a quintessential Piscean escape tactic, but it’s also fodder for my imagination. I was watching a show one day, and a character …
Sword Mothers
I watch a lot of TV. It’s a quintessential Piscean escape tactic, but it’s also fodder for my imagination. I was watching a show one day, and a character mentioned this term “sword mother”. I sat up like a prairie dog and was like “say what”?! The term held such power, but also …
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 …