I wanted to write this around the time I turned 40 earlier this year, but then...world disruption ensued, and it didn't seem quite right. But here it is, and it's very simple - I've cultivated a quiet life, and it's absolutely everything I wanted it to be. There are those who have tried to convince … Continue reading On silence and contentment
Category: Personal
A message to fellow white people
There's a lot going on in the U.S. right now. I want to take this time to make it very clear that I support the Black Lives Matter movement, and am doing my best as a white woman to be anti-racist. I've been more outspoken on personal social media platforms - but just so that … Continue reading A message to fellow white people
When the narrative just won’t evolve
They say art reflects life, and the older I get, the more I turn to it and see within the very same lessons that I've learned, or am grappling with myself. I realized recently that there's a reason why two of my favorite books are The Great Gatsby and Love in the Time of Cholera. … Continue reading When the narrative just won’t evolve
A little faery nonsense
For a long time, there has been a strong association between faeries and mushrooms. At night, it's said, the faeries come out to dance around in rings of mushrooms. If there's a full moon, they're particularly likely to be out. If you hide in the shadows and keep very, very still, you might manage to … Continue reading A little faery nonsense
A playlist for the longing
I think all of us are desperately longing for something right now.
Tower of Memories
I found this place impressive, cinematic, unusual...and unsettling.
Happy Halloween
The things we replace
As a young child, I had a small music box that played Fur Elise. I carried it everywhere. It looked much like this... My childhood one was smaller, and enclosed in plastic, but you get the idea. A really nasty adult, who was irrationally upset by my innocent obsession, took it away from me. Years … Continue reading The things we replace
On writing programs and pen names…
A little confession... Because I like to keep my identity private, I'm sometimes cagey about the details of my life, but I need to share this: The writing program I'm in is the Book Project through Lighthouse Writers in Denver. You don't need to live in Denver to participate. The Book Project isn't an MFA … Continue reading On writing programs and pen names…
In which the writer is plagued by the supernatural
I don't believe in magical thinking, and yet I find myself being careful what I say, in case my words somehow change the course of the physical or metaphysical world. I suppose that means that there's a disconnect between what I think I should believe, and what I fear - I know I'm supposed to … Continue reading In which the writer is plagued by the supernatural
Mental Wanderings: Art, Nature, Life 