(Two posts in one week! It must be a semester break.) The first thing I'm going to do in the New Year is contradict myself. (Honestly, it's a lifelong habit. Why change now?) In my last post, I talked about organizing. And yes, I'm still going to experiment with ways to organize documents and photos, …
Continue reading It’s (Still) the Most Liminal Time of the Year
Here is what I started last year--a year ago this very week, in fact. But then, I put this journal in a place where, of course, I didn't see it again until a few days ago when I rearranged a few things. So, let's try again. That's life, isn't it? Trying and trying again and …
Continue reading The End of the Year Means Organizing Something. (I don’t make the rules.)
for lists! Plenty of people make better lists than I do. Austin Kleon, for example. And I'm terrible at keeping track of what I read or watched. Often I forget if I've read something this year or last year or five years ago. So for what it's worth, here's a list of things I loved …
I went as the night sky for Halloween. Below is me with the moon I made. Now the moon hangs in my office window. I rarely open the blind, so it isn't going to block the view. Mostly I don't open the blind because if I do, too much sunlight streams in and it's hot …
Crater Lake, August 2025 As we plunge into the unknown waters of the future, I brace for the shock of the cold and the depths and whatever monsters might wait. But as a psychologist I recently spoke with told me to do, when you start obsessing about what if, ask yourself what is? My endless …
The moon has awoken with the sleep of the sun, the light has been broken; the spell has begun. ~ Midgard Morningstar The photo above I took on the Pacific coast. My witchy writer mind imagines the edge of a fairytale. A fog (as long as you don't have to sail a ship or a …
Seen in a bookstore window in Denton, Texas. Maybe you know the place? Honestly, Edgar Allan Poe was a messed up man. And I've certainly watched a lot videos about him (this one and that one). Have you ever read his stories? I've taught The Tell-Tale Heart a few times, usually this time of year. …
The husband and I took a short trip to see a friend. We spent half of one day and half of the next day, walking around the town square, visiting shops, stopping for coffee and ice cream. As much as I dislike being in crowds, I do enjoy a downtown space where people are walking …
I went to Twin Peaks! Or more accurately, I went to Snoqualmie, Washington. First, my son took me to the waterfall. Most people on the viewing platform seemed to be people who wanted a beautiful waterfall. Fair enough, I suppose! And yes, it is lovely, isn't it? There's a reason David Lynch and Mark Frost …
I've composed many blog posts in my head and written none of them. I could speculate as to why, but in the meantime, I'll just do my best to get over myself and write something today. A few weeks ago, I read Grant Faulkner's Substack ode to letter writing. I love sending and receiving letters, …
Continue reading Paper, Stamps, and Pens ~ A Little Ode to Letter Writing
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