Walking with my son in the "fairy woods," we came to an intersection in the trail we'd come to many times before. "Which way should we go?" he
Sacrifice
The US Constitution says I don’t have to sacrifice my life in any way to anyone who cannot live without my contribution. No one does. No person
Odin’s Bones
Hi Dad, It’s funny, I was out for a walk and thinking about Odin’s leg. How the one that was broken is longer than the one that didn’t get
Arriving by Writing
On occasion (okay, daily), I try to find meaning online. That is, I know there is something I seek, but am unclear as to what it is. So I scroll, and
Don’t cancel cancel culture
Why? Because cancel culture is the most humane, lenient way to deal with people who break the rules, and I'm all for leniency, as long as it's
Radicalized, Right?!
I'm so tired of liberals being branded "the radical left” whenever mentioned in GOP-friendly media. Afterall, I'm a friggin' middle class,
A poem on what it feels like
... to be only a small part of a needed solution (and I want to be bigger) Speaking, sparkling, skinny-ingThat small person with a big
Breaking the natural and mythic laws of life: a primer
and a powerful path forward for good grownups Yesterday, January 6, 2021, American law was flouted when people broke into the
On the morning after the Georgia runoff, for Stacey Abrams
A little contextual note. I wrote this in delight and wonder at Stacey Abrams who had moved mountains in Georgia. On the morning of January 6, 2021,
Take a break, cause you are broken
I've noticed, ever since I've been responsible for humans other than myself, that I get sick every time I have the time to get sick. A day off
Smartphone shrine
The minute I took my meditation links and apps and organized them into a.Folder is the moment I knew I killedthem soI stopped.I letThe clutter
Nature of the beach
Like the wavesWishes, and dreams, and focus fanciesAre coming toward relentlesslyOne after anotherIt is the nature of the beachThe question is not
When I was before now
When I was before nowI would hear the universe gong me into new thingsor clang me for missteps This is what you wantThat is what you should
Mantis
I moved a dead praying mantis offthe bike path to give it a properburial I felt this was important It didn't -EMM
Yup, Q, It’s True
When the Alt-right and Q followers obsess on pedophilia, its because in a very real way, it is true. The child-like minds of many Trumpians are being
Death Panels: brought to you by the GOP
Doesn’t a stranger deciding you can’t get what you need to live amount to a death panel? I've heard it said the fears you obsess about are the
Flying Beagle
Every election a bunch of intellectuals and statisticians get famous for predicting an election correctly. They have reasoned arguments, loads of data
Media Marks: that would be you and me
Last night was dueling town halls between two networks and two candidates. I did not watch. Partially, because I can't stand one candidate, he
Will the Real America Please Stand Up? Birther-in-Chief is Thieving Again
Answering the questions: What is a “birth story” and why is it significant? Who gets to tell that tale (and why does it matter who tells it)? Why has
Vision 2022
Ever notice how every time a horrible or seemingly unexpected thing occurs, someone finds some sci-fi book* or episode of The Simpsons** that
I Mama
#MyOdeToGeorgeFloyd My holy fucking mama just got screamed out of me Dragged across pavement, grit in the skin Lit on fire, Enraged, enlarged,
Free Speech. Free Rant. American Ashes
Response to Forbes article https://bit.ly/3em9NuX .... because free speech is only for him, apparently. And facts don't matter, even if lives are
Mercy mercy me
Why do you continue To say that the money is what matters? To tout it as the stuff of life. Why do you perpetuate this fakery, born of parlor
Coping: Part II in the Working Toward Transformation series
Last post was supposed to be about forgiveness, but wound up as an angry, toxic diatribe. I'll guess I'll call that Part I. I'm okay with this,
Why ask?
Truly great questions are like time-release peace bombs that detonate in real life. - W. Leitzen
The death of dignity: ain’t that a shame
I hate to make such a bold statement, lest in come true, but I had to find a way to express what I think could be going on in the political leadership
Testimony 2019
This was originally written as testimony to RI state legislature to help pass the Reproductive Health Care Act in RI in 2019l codifying RI's citizens
to women who’ve made themselves a holy mess of wonderfulness
This is a shout out to all women, like me, who have experienced trauma and made themselves a holy mess of wonderfulness. This is a shout out to the
Dart Dart Dart
Dart. Dart. Dart. Rest. Dart. Dart. Dart. Finger, thumb moving. Eyes darting. Soul wondering. Entertainment! A Life! Exciting!
Praying is the last thing you should do
Now, don't get all hating on me for this. I believe in the power of prayer. Because of prayer, perhaps some important people in my life are alive.
This isn’t allowed anymore
If I hear one more person refer to "the media" as a monolith, I'm going to... to.... Really, we know better than this, don't we? There is no