I’m always amazed when I log in to my web site and discover that I haven’t posted anything in months. It’s the first day of August, and I haven’t posted anything since May 21st. Not that I’ve really had anything to say. I’m just surprised at how quickly the days of my life are slipping [...]

Sometimes in a quiet moment I will stop and reflect that I am, for the most part, rather good at being me. I’ve cobbled together enough bits and pieces of myself to approximate a human being. And if no one looks too closely, the image holds up. Of course, sometimes it’s necessary to hold people [...]

I am so tired of fighting all of you. Is there nowhere I can go where I don’t have to construct these concessions to the demands of other people sensibilities? Isn’t there some dark corner of the world I can escape to where I can just be myself, where I don’t feel like I spend [...]

It’s good to be home again. Those who know me are no doubt aware that I just spent five days in Broughton State Hospital for “evaluation”. You’ve all been talking about it, I know. There have been a lot of rumors floating about. Which is understandable, I guess, given my past (hey, I’m trying not [...]

[from late night notes] I should be freaked out. But I’m not. I’ve felt this presence since I was a girl. Why now, though? I’ve stopped teaching. It’s been ages since I’ve cast a circle. If anything, I’ve shielded myself. Why now? Maybe the last 72 hours stripped my defences. I haven’t slept since Saturday. [...]

It’s about 2am. I’m tied but can’t sleep. Dreams have been strange again. I saw Asheville burning. Large swaths of the city were reduced to rubble. Flying craft in the air. Not planes or helicopters. Floating, noiseless craft. I don’t remember much else. I got up and poured myself a small bit of Rock ‘N’ [...]

I thought I’d celebrate reaching the 25 mark today with my traditional solo meal, but wound up instead having lunch with a potential client at Early Girl Eatery. The meeting didn’t go so well. What I thought was going to be a discussion about freelance work (which is what I do) turned into a job [...]

I forget sometimes that my traditions are not the same as everyone else’s. In recent correspondence with a friend about secular traditions and Yule spirit (in regard to how I celebrate the holidays), I explained my family’s peculiar tradition regarding the Yule log. I thought I would share it here. The one and only lasting [...]

It’s time, kids, for the recurring rant about the rampant lack of social skills in this country. There are a lot of examples that have me complaining about this. Lately was an e-mail from a guy who introduced himself by saying; “Whats up baby? Hit me up for a good time if you ever wanna [...]

I was on a space ship of some sort. There was a huge window that looked down on the Earth. It made me dizzy. I felt like I was going to fall and wouldn’t get near the window. But there was a woman there with me. She held my hand. It gave me courage. As [...]