Category: Life & Perspective
Identity, change, relationships, the absurdities of being human
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Do you believe in karma? I opened the back door this morning and took my first fresh breath of fall. Not fall is technically coming and the calendar says so fall. Actual fall. Cool air sliding in through the door, carrying that little promise that summer has finally loosened its hot, sticky grip on all…
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Come sit a spell. This one may be a little harder to talk about. I was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult. Very much an adult. And there is something strange about receiving a diagnosis late in life. At first, there is relief. Things make sense. There is an explanation for patterns and struggles that…
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How do you write what people actually want to read? The easy answer is, “I write for myself.” And I do. Mostly. I write about the things that get lodged under my skin. The small indignities of being a grown-up. The grief that changes shape but does not entirely leave. The weird glass animals that…
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Mabon is coming, and I’ve been looking around the Grove wondering what this year has grown. There’s the blog, for one. I finally opened the porch and started putting my words out where other people can find them. There are books in the world that used to exist only in my head. There are conversations…
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I was going to do one thing. That was the entire plan. One thing, followed by the pleasant feeling of having done it. Then I looked at the thing. Before I could start, I needed to move something out of the way. That something needed a home. Its home was full of other things, several…
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What’s one thing you wish you had started doing earlier in life? I was never quiet. People who know me are probably staring at that sentence and wondering if I have confused myself with someone else. I can tell a story across a crowded room. I laugh loudly. I have opinions, and I am not…
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If you could pick any fictional animal to be your lifelong companion (like a Pokémon or fantasy pet), what would it be? My sentimental answer is Blue, the dog from Emily Kimelman’s Sydney Rye series. Blue is the kind of dog you do not simply choose. Blue chooses you. He is loyal, intelligent, protective, and…
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If you had to switch lives with a fictional character for a week, who would you choose? Morticia Addams. There is no need to assemble a list of candidates. No interviews will be conducted. The position has been filled. But before I agree to anything, I need to see the contract. What exactly does “switch…
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Have you ever liked a villain more than the hero? Who and why? Have I ever liked a villain more than the hero? Of course I have. Heroes are admirable. Heroes are brave. Heroes arrive at the appropriate moment, make the difficult choice, save the day, and usually stand around looking noble while the music…
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There is something about a cauldron. You can call it a pot. You can point out that, historically speaking, people cooked in the damn things. You can remind me that most modern “cauldrons” have never simmered anything more dangerous than potpourri. I do not care. Put a heavy black cauldron in the corner of a…
