Like many people, I find the American version of Valentine’s Day and the saccharine and monochromatic view of love it promotes to be repulsive. In my younger days I assumed the whole farce was invented by the greeting card and gifting industry, along with the rise of all manner of fake holidays intended to get… Continue reading Of Hearts and Wolves
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Chionophobia
I have chionophobia, fear of snow. This is not a professional diagnosis. Nor has it always been true. I used to love skiing and ice-skating. I could build a mean snow fort well into my nominal adulthood. The sharp scent of snow elicited memories of birthdays and mountain nights. The silence of snowfall still takes… Continue reading Chionophobia
The Meaning of Imbolg
So what is the true meaning of this holiday? Is it all about the sheep? Is it a more general quickening of life in a more generalized belly? Do sheep have anything to do with it? Or is it maybe all about cleaning?
Inauguration 2021
A much brighter White House! The 2021 Inauguration in social media digest form.
In Which There Is Work
We may be approaching cataclysm. To avoid that, I believe it is essential that most of us take up essential work, that we level out responsibilities and rewards, that we meet our own needs. We need to truly value necessary work, not just bang pots and pans. And we all need to do this work.
By My Solitary Hearth 