Can anyone truly see what's missing? It’s a paradoxical view. What's in a name? One of my teachers told me folks with the last name DeAngelis
project project & on demand on you
This is about putting the marketing cart before the horse with Human Design, and it apparently working.1 Oh yes, and moonlighting...And examining
Titles First (and foremost?)
I saw a delightful and giddily relaxed David Bowie1 in an old video clip saying something so true: artists are more comfortable describing their
Through Lines, Titles, & Hiding While Seeking
Thoughts on being an artist and privacy. As an artist who expresses herself through the medium of digital construction, I'd like to introduce
Word
Words explain my world to me, and I'm guessing I'm not alone. What I mean is that every definition is steeped in memory of when I first learned the
Stale questions, fresh answers
I'm treating myself to some new questions in my self-styled spa day today, because my old questions haven't been serving up much joy or love. I
Portals: belying space and time since the beginning of space and time
My woods walk today taught me about portals. They appeared like little natural occurrences that reminded me of the way we try to see things about
Title remains silent
She again searched the recesses of her mind for her most central conception. "Confections" she called them: ideas that were partly made up, definitely
Truthiness and tricks: the authoritative voice
Ooops. I did it again. Spoke with the "royal we" from the stance of collective truth teller, and my husband called me out on it over pour over coffee
On citing self: academic v. experiential knowing
The greatest teachers of all time rarely cite others to enhance their lessons or prove their validity. Their knowledge comes from experience, and
Your ordinary, extraordinary life
There is a form if you'd like to share on this topic below. The first part of my life, I wanted to be extraordinary. Driven by a distant father who
Hemingway, quantum mechanics, and personal inquiry
I think it was Earnest Hemingway who said to write well, start with one true sentence. My true sentences come from my raw, emotional questions and
What you see is what you can free
Don't get trapped in a prison of your own making. -W Leitzen
em dash — • middot
I love punctuation. It has as much to do with the shape and positioning of the glyphs in relationship to words nearby as anything else. Visual, not
website explainer: “the magic bookshelf”
As a 27-year web design veteran, and de facto tech support for many of my clients, I'm often asked to explain what's going on with some aspect of the
the web
As a web-worker myself, I find myself doing this every day; working on the Internet. That's my 'web' and the moniker of my company. Sometimes
Ten minutes in an eternal day
I wrote this post in April 2024, but didn't publish it. It is a picture of the difficult 'upside down' frame of mind I lived in for months. Perhaps in
Showoff
That's right. The show is off.Woke Wednesday Yoga. first time in months. tried pose to rock onto single footChuck Berry duck-walk shape. "Bullet pose"
Matunuck
Escaping the sleepover fallouttwo extra boys. Legends lp playing then. And now too. The Digital. Quiet happy. Then. and video games. and airy
Stories v Stats
Assumptions, click bait, and real communication across the Internet: stats are servants to storytelling Most of us have been conditioned to chase
Archive: Life Coaching Articles
Yes, there are archives inside archives. lol In the interest of preserving more embarrassing, and sometimes helpful, writings below are archival
Reprise from ’99 – Top Ten Ways to Ease into Effortlessness
Waaayyy back in the day, I was a life coach with only a handful of clients and an overwhelming desire to churn out hundreds of articles. Most of these
Uncanny Vibe Valley
how to know the difference between the real and artificial I believe our "uncanny valley radar" will be the only way we'll be able to tell the
See something, say something
My mom has always been an awesome writer. She went back to school when I was 10. Her professors fawned over her writing which raised money, started
Mothers make matter
Becoming a mother has been a ride. I’ve learned to live with less sleep, half-baked plans that fall apart the other half of the time, and constant
delaborate
Odin: so I was working on my narrative at school, and it was long, so I decided to delaborate on the spaghetti. . #Odinisms #ProudMom
make all the same mistakes I did
There's been so much discontent between us, eldest kid. Maybe this is from me trying to shield you from mistakes, preventing you from falling on your
Odin’s Bones
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 injured. The
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
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
“Yes… but” and the road to hell
Why all of a sudden TRump supporters are in disbelief that he could say something brazenly cruel and irreverent? Isn’t that why they voted for
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
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!
I have a friend
I have a friend. She used to smoke Camel unfiltered. The first time I was to meet her, was an evening at a dusty Irish pub in Matunuck, RI. She
Shifting
what if this were true?
I’m mourning today
I'm mourning today To the tune of Mitch McConnell. No matter how sincere, No matter how intelligent, No matter how dispassionate, No matter
The best questions to ask
Years ago, I learned a really good life hack. It was a simple way to immediately change the way your brain is thinking for the better. Anthony Robbins
The superpower I wish I had
My daughter asked me my superpower and origin story. The first thing that came to mind was a ball, that came into being by the beauty of the Aurora