Book Escapism

In her hands she holds a book with a silk cover, dark purple and glittering. Sitting down in a quiet cove, the story drifts to a new world, a place of starry skies. The story connects me to a memory: camping in a quiet world, no Internet, no pressures, just me and my imagination. In […]

Ideal Future

This week, I’m going to stream-of-consciousness dream world type stuff. No one else in it, not because I want to live forever alone, but so as not to presume anyone else would want my fantasy too. Of course, every fantasy – for me – has to start in a library. Come on in, and pull […]

Sunday Ramble

This week was fun. Today, I want to try something different, a bit of a ramble. Today in my church, our readings remind us to love one another. Also, today a believer from my faith tradition said I was being “disingenuous” for defending the apparent faith of a political leader. And then wishing for peace. […]

Not Forever

i want to be with youbut not forevernot like thistrapped in timein stillnessa prisonerof selfish expectations. i want to be with youforevera river that changes its coursesometimesnow you see menow you don’tpredictably unpredictablereliably free. these thingsonly matterwhen you really think about it nowand then

FF: Lay Your Burdens Down

Lately, been carryinga heavy load,as you know,so many questions,so little time. then i see you two,sitting therebeing you. itake off my bag,set it down at the table,close my eyesand sighand cry. a gorgeous spring day,a plain white table,drinks and food and conversationnothing fancy, cold lemonade and sandwiches, but it isheaven on earth.

A-Z Reflection Post

It’s May 6th, the last day to reflect back on the 2021 April A-Z Challenge, and what a month that was! There was a rainbow of myth and spirituality blogs and I have to admit those are my personal favorite, because spirituality is my jam. I have always been a sucker for the mythology and […]

IWSG: Happy IWSG Cinco de Mayo

May 5 question – Has any of your readers ever responded to your writing in a way that you didn’t expect? If so, did it surprise you? It’s now May 5th which means Cinco De Mayo and IWSG Day at the same time! Yay. As someone who writes both fiction and non-fiction, including spiritual and […]

Music of My Soul

the music of my soul,youstop, start, in seeming unforgiving rhythm. why? so hard, so precise,like a machinethat lives and breathes,flawless until it isn’t,one untilmany …. I’ve decided I want to see how long I can keep my daily streak, because this is fun. I’ll to try to keep it creatively spiritual, quick creative free verse […]