archives, fiction The Procrastinator: There Once Was a Man Who Would Try. The man saw the aunt as a young woman, held in the same way by her mother and aunts, adored and cossetted and safe and secure in her position in the world. Continue Reading
archives, you & me An Introduction to Conversational Condoms. When engaged in a potentially unsafe conversation, take out your conversational condom, and present it to your conversation partner. Continue Reading
archives, feminism Pretty Poison: The Archetype of Female Vengeance. Pretty Poison reflects the imbalance of power between genders and the dark pathways that a woman might follow in order to get her power back. Continue Reading
archives, wisdom How to Practice Spirituality in Times When Religions Are Falling Apart. I am not an expert in the Gnostic stories but am much more attracted to their approach to spirituality, which is very modern and filled with Energy. Continue Reading
you & me Burning Through Menopause: Metamorphosis at a Cellular Level. I even said ridiculous things like 'I'm out of the menopause' and 'Well, it wasn't too bad'... "Yay, it's over," I thought to myself. Continue Reading
archives, you & me Traveling Still: Relinquishing Control as a Daily Commitment. I took a series of traveling personal retreats at various centers and remote cabins. Regardless of location, each time was an intensive deep dive. Continue Reading
fiction Sung Home: Chapter Thirteen. {fiction} No home. Nothing. As I stood staring, paralyzed in the moment, time stretched and contracted for seconds, or for hours. I couldn’t tell. Continue Reading
archives, poetry The Longing. {poetry} Less surrender is in the longing, as it is to be revived and in this cave of languish, a final stumble becomes far more than a dusty heart can bear Continue Reading
archives, you & me The Poetry of Loss. The more we can name loss as it appears in daily life, the more intimate we become with its ways. And the more we know it, the less we fear it. Continue Reading
archives, you & me Love Addiction Is Real: How to Understand You Are in Its Grip. This is how I come to realize, through inner pain, that I have love addiction and he is either the love-avoidant or the emotionally unavailable man. Continue Reading