Silt
You don't have to fear being "sucked down." What you're feeling is energy flowing past you and through you. You can't be swept away. The...
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Nov 16, 20221 min read
Persephone Isn't Cursed
Persephone isn't cursed to return to the underworld...
Nov 12, 20221 min read
Rest as Clutter Clearing
Fatigue is a form of clutter...
Nov 11, 20222 min read
The Gate is not the Journey
We dont sacrifice TO, we sacrifice VIA...
Oct 25, 20224 min read
What Calls Out
I walked down a favorite forest road and collected cans and shotgun shells on my way back, and I thought of the story of Mother Holle. In...
Jan 2, 20221 min read
Begin as the Fool
It's her greatest asset, being a beginner, trusting in the journey, the world she is about to meet. There's no judgement-- no morality or...
Dec 22, 20213 min read
Before the Butterfly, the Dark
This is the first year I can remember, ever, when I did not feel angst about the short days, the early darkness. This was the first...
Nov 28, 20211 min read
Seal Skin
What have you locked away? What have you stolen from yourself and hidden so that you wouldn’t long for anything wild, anything unknowable...
Nov 24, 20211 min read
Invitation
All the old fears gather around the table. Some of them are defiant, daring me to say something. Some only look down, trying the old...
Nov 20, 20213 min read
Granola + Goddesses
My little house smells like cardamom and almonds and coconut oil and maple syrup and oats because I just baked a pan of granola. It’s the...
Nov 19, 20213 min read
Closing the Summer Market
I’m being cozy with myself. Curious, and gentle. Quiet, on this day without work or much for obligations. I dropped my son off at school....
Sep 18, 20211 min read
The Day’s Delight: Apple Tree
A friend offered to dig a hole for the apple tree I haven’t yet acquired but want to plant on this new-to-me property, and it was the...
Sep 17, 20211 min read
The Day’s Delight: Lessons
I took my Parents Forever course today. It’s not a thing I would have signed up for if it hadn’t been mandatory. (Live in MN? Have a kid?...
Sep 16, 20211 min read
The Day’s Delight: Sacred Snacks
I don’t know why, if someone’s having a hard time, I give them food. It’s not unique to me by any means, but it isn’t something that I...
Sep 15, 20211 min read
The Day’s Delight: Evolution by Ear
I brought my guitar to band practice and played it. This matters because: it wasn’t hard, it wasn’t to be a Real Musician. It was because...
Sep 14, 20211 min read
The Day’s Delight: Goggles
The snorkeling goggles have been playing musical chairs (too small, already have a pair, etc, etc), and most recently have been renting a...
Sep 13, 20211 min read
The Day’s Delight: Sirloin, ft. Tomato
What a thing to not overcook the sirloin. To mince the garlic and slather the steak in last year’s tomato butter (forgotten in the...
Sep 12, 20211 min read
The Day’s Delight: Harvest
Lake trout caught by da local boys. Wild rice harvested by my sister (last year’s; this year’s is being processed). Beets and chick peas...
Sep 11, 20211 min read
The Day’s Delight: New Thing
I made a list of what I miss today, and it made room to take a breath, be Here. I discovered, in the archeological dig that is my...
Sep 10, 20211 min read
The Day’s Delight: Rinse & Repeat
I baked a squash and washed all the dishes. Listened to a little romantic accordion on a Café Paris playlist before returning to the...
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