Welcome to the World, Little Grasshopper

This week was a doozy. Super moons in rebellious signs, or something like that. So I heard. For me it went from comfortable flow, to sudden shock, to fear, change, and ultimately, acceptance.  Another blow to my stable nest. Rent raise, and the reality check that for as much love and time I pour into … Continue reading Welcome to the World, Little Grasshopper

I Am A Writer

“A story is a meaningful pattern of events. Through finding a story’s shape within your life’s shape, you could know what your life means.” Continued from - "Valli's World, Collooney Ireland" It was 4:45. Something woke me. I think my phone buzzed, and now I had to pee. I ducked out of the mosquito net … Continue reading I Am A Writer

Almond Energy and Rasta Reasoning

Today I know what I need. I feel it in my cells. They are thirsty for it, aching for it. To soak it in, to soak in it. I swim to shore. The water is too watery, too salty, too dry and windblown and barren. Today I do not need the sea. The sea is … Continue reading Almond Energy and Rasta Reasoning

Connect to a Power Source

“You have many different temples. Your mind is one of those temples. You are used to using it, you are very intelligent, have very good logic. But the mind is not the temple where you thrive. Some people thrive there, but those are the inventors who never stop thinking, who will come in and create … Continue reading Connect to a Power Source

Phase 4: Arriving by bike

So I became a bike commuter. Monday I awoke to an empty parking spot where my car had been. Tuesday I was on my way to orientation for a new job. The bike I could use was a red Nishiki, with thick cruiser tires and sit-up handle bars, a rack on the back, and a … Continue reading Phase 4: Arriving by bike