I saw this movie back in 2008 in the theater, and really liked, but I haven't seen the whole thing start to finish since then. This morning it happened to be on, and I sat and watched it and was amazed all over again. It's actually quite good, and it's a great movie for a … Continue reading Doubt
Mycelial knowledge
I've been taking courses in environmental studies that lean heavily into indigenous knowledge. One of the things I learned was that there is no word for "weed" in the Menominee language. They believed every living thing had value and had a reason for existing. I love the idea that no piece of life is wrong … Continue reading Mycelial knowledge
Scenes from a backyard on a rainy day
The dark side of darkness
I love a moody setting. A moody aesthetic. I'm all for the dark side of romance. I like art with a side of "holy shit that's twisted." What I'm not into? When romantic darkness turns into real-life harm. In literature, for me, it's a line - it depends on how it's presented. I'm a fan … Continue reading The dark side of darkness
Blooming
It's blooming season here in Colorado. I continue to be amazed and delighted by flowers. Stopping to just exist in a natural area has been proven to lower stress, particularly anxiety - despite our concrete jungles and hearts of darkness, we are wired to be interconnected.
I will not be inconspicuous
I realize this is a privilege we don't all have. But I do, so I will be obvious. Fascism isn't hiding. Hate is proudly announcing itself and painting itself as righteous. Hate is going to come for a lot of people, and too many people who don't hate aren't doing much, if anything, to stop … Continue reading I will not be inconspicuous
Misogynistic characters vs misogynistic writing
I've talked about this with a number of women who write over the past few years, as we have been exposed to stories where misogyny is featured and stories where the narrative itself - and often the writer - is actually misogynistic. Conflating those two things is dangerous. One is a way of exploring and … Continue reading Misogynistic characters vs misogynistic writing
Untameable
Now is the time to become untameable.
Not sleeping is my new superpower
On a writing retreat, unable to sleep. The emotional scenes are always easier to write at 1am. There's nothing out here but wind, deer, and birds of prey screeching. And the wind comes out of nowhere - it'll be silent, then all of a sudden, a rush of wind that sounds a lot like the … Continue reading Not sleeping is my new superpower
Institutions will not save us
To all my fellow writers: There was a book published back in the late 1970s about the Holocaust, in which the author concluded that while there were a lot of individuals who did speak out and attempt to do what they could to push back on Nazi policies and protect Jewish people and others who … Continue reading Institutions will not save us
Mental Wanderings: Art, Nature, Life 