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Of Goddesses and Fools

I’ve been published in the latest edition of About Place Journal. My piece is called “Of Goddesses and Fools”, click on the cover to read it, and while you’re there, check out the other wonderful pieces and authors!

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Testament (Homage to Walt Whitman) By Erica Jong

I, Erica Jong, in the midst of my life, having had two parents, two sisters, two husbands, two books of poems & three decades of pain, having cried for those that did not love me those who loved me- but … Continue reading

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Brigit: Sun of Womanhood – available at Goddess-Ink Press on Beltane (May 1st)

I had the honor of contributing to an anthology of short works about the Goddess Brigit, edited by my dear mentors Patricia Monaghan and Michael McDermott.  It’s now in print, and will be available through Goddess-Ink Press on Beltane – May … Continue reading

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Ode to messing up (with thanks to Anne Lamott)

“You have to make mistakes to find out who you aren’t. You take the action, and the insight follows: You don’t think your way into becoming yourself.”  Anne Lamott Anne Lamott is one of my favorite authors, mostly because of … Continue reading

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Note to self

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God Says Yes to Me – by Kaylin Haught

I asked God if it was okay to be melodramatic and she said yes I asked her if it was okay to be short and she said it sure is I asked her if I could wear nail polish or … Continue reading

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Happy Mixed Metaphor Season

We’re heading into my favorite holiday season of the year – Spring – when traditional religious and Pagan symbolism become strange bedfellows for a few weeks.  Nothing tickles me pastel pink like a barely budding tree covered in egg ornaments. … Continue reading

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The power of new pajamas.

So, this “tweenager” came in with a broken heart. She wanted to figure out how to never hurt so bad again.  I told her that based on her age, she was likely to experience another broken heart at some point. … Continue reading

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Letting go

I was fighting a cold the other day, and moved into a very still, introverted space of healing.  I tossed out my to-do-list for the day, cancelled plans, and spent the day reading and drinking tea. As is often the … Continue reading

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Happy Whew-Year! (originally posted Jan 2012)

(This is a re-run of a New Year’s post that was well-enjoyed in years past…) Now that it’s over, I am coming out of the Christmas closet and proclaiming that I am not a fan of the euphemistically called “holidays”. … Continue reading

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