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The Frog King

April 17, 2021

Hank could not believe she would do this. To staple a gold paper crown to his head and drop him down a well was one thing. To leave him down here with half a pack of Newport Lights and one... Read more →

Posted at 03:12 PM in Adventure, Anarchy, Animals, APR21, Asshole., Boundaries, Community, Compassion, Corporate Hooey, Death, Enlightenment, Entitled Tyrants, F the Patriarchy, Fairy Tales, Family, Fear, Humor, Isolation, Men, Rage, Relationship, Risk, Ritual, sorcery, Women, Work | | Comments (2)

Hank and Gretchen

April 09, 2021

They were lovely babies, Hank, what the hell happened? You fed them too much gluten. I did not! Yes you did. You fed them pasta as soon as they had four teeth between them. Well, it's not like they would... Read more →

Posted at 12:24 PM in Adventure, Anarchy, APR21, Boundaries, Controversial, Death, Fairy Tales, Family, Hiking, Home, Humor, incendiary, Isolation, Legacy, Lizard Brain, Memory, Parenting, Relationship, Risk, Ritual, sorcery | | Comments (4)

Atlas Shrugged

April 07, 2021

The first time I had a relationship blowout of epic proportion was in the spring of 1991. I had a baby bump, the sort you'd expect to see or maybe not see at twenty weeks. There's a particular vulnerability in... Read more →

Posted at 02:46 PM in Anarchy, APR21, Boundaries, Controversial, Current Affairs, diagnostics, Entitled Tyrants, Fear, History, Home, Human Rights, Humanity, incendiary, Isolation, Legacy, Life, Lizard Brain, Love, Lucia, Mental Health, Old School, Parenting, Pet Adoption, Risk, Science, Shame and Guilt, The Clue Bus | | Comments (0)

She.

April 06, 2021

Yelena stared at the wall and nurtured her rage. Om Shanti, Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti, Shanti, Om... fifteen minutes every day. She refused to cut her hair, but clipped her nails to the quick. She was ordered to the shower... Read more →

Posted at 11:28 AM in Adventure, Aging, Anarchy, APR21, Books, Boundaries, Chickens, Commitment, Communication, Compassion, Controversial, Corporate Hooey, Daylight, Death, Epilog , F the Patriarchy, Fairy Tales, Family, Fear, Goodness, Grief, History, Home, Humanity, incendiary, Isolation, Legacy, Life and Times, Lizard Brain, Love, Lucia, Parenting, Peace, Rage, Relationship, Risk, Ritual, Sanctuary, sorcery, The Clue Bus, Women, Work | | Comments (1)

Love and Rage

April 01, 2021

"Just because she carries it well doesn't mean it isn't heavy (Love and Rage)" - Noelle Mirabella Photography **** This showed up in my facebook feed and I reposted before I processed the contents of her load. I might have... Read more →

Posted at 11:04 AM in Addiction, Anarchy, APR21, Art, Boundaries, Commitment, Communication, Community, Compassion, Controversial, Corporate Hooey, Current Affairs, Enlightenment, Entitled Tyrants, Eulogy, F the Patriarchy, Family, Fear, Get out of my way, Girls, Healing, History, Home, Human Rights, Humanity, Humility, incendiary, Isolation, Lead Lined Box, Legacy, Life, Lizard Brain, Love, Nihilism, Old School, Parenting, Play to win, Politics, Population, Rage, Relationship, Risk, Ritual, Shame and Guilt, sorcery, The Clue Bus, Women, Work | | Comments (0)

Cognitive Dissonance

March 23, 2021

I fell down the rabbit hole in 1982, two months after my eighteenth birthday. I was in no way prepared for a hard tumble from the nest. There were three things that kept me off the street: a friend who... Read more →

Posted at 04:16 PM in Aging, Anarchy, Boundaries, Community, Controversial, Current Affairs, Enlightenment, Entitled Tyrants, Environment, Family, Fear, Food Insecurity, Get out of my way, History, Home, Human Rights, Humanity, Humility, incendiary, Jack, Legacy, Lizard Brain, Mar2021, Nihilism, Old School, Parenting, Personal Shit, Politics, Population, Risk, Ritual, The Clue Bus | | Comments (0)

It was an albatross

March 17, 2021

It was an albatross, almost all of it, and I don't believe I ever asked for it. This doesn't mean I didn't make those choices; it just means I don't have to continue making those choices. I can stop now,... Read more →

Posted at 06:33 PM in Adventure, Aging, Anarchy, Art, Books, Boundaries, Community, Compassion, Controversial, Elizabeth, Enlightenment, Epilog , Family, Fear, Goodness, Grief, Healing, History, Home, Humanity, Humility, incendiary, Isolation, Jack, Legacy, Life, Lizard Brain, Love, Lucia, Mar2021, Mental Health, Michael, Parenting, Peace, Personal Shit, Relationship, Risk, Ritual, Shame and Guilt, Women, Work | | Comments (9)

The Bullet Proof Baby: Ch. 17 - COVID

March 15, 2021

Elizabeth performed her first airport pickup a little after 8 PM on February 27. Her mother mentioned it was odd seeing a mask or two on the plane. It reminded her of the SARS epidemic where some people wore masks... Read more →

Posted at 01:18 PM in 2020, Anarchy, Bullet Proof Baby, Controversial, COVID-19, Current Affairs, Death, Elizabeth, Epilog , Family, Fear, Grief, History, Home, incendiary, Isolation, Legacy, Lizard Brain, Love, Mar2021, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Shit, Politics, Relationship, Risk, Ritual | | Comments (0)

The Bullet Proof Baby: Ch. 14 - Disney Dreams

March 11, 2021

Freshman Year - Fall Semester: Lesson Number One: these are not your siblings These are not your siblings. If you were lucky enough to grow up with a room of your own, that time is over. The room you share... Read more →

Posted at 05:56 PM in Adventure, Anarchy, Boundaries, Bullet Proof Baby, Community, Controversial, Elizabeth, Entitled Tyrants, Fear, Life and Times, Mar2021, Parenting, Play to win, Risk, sorcery | | Comments (0)

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