chicken of the glowing orb

Reflecting on both the hard and the good in the week that was… Hello, week: we are here. {a breath for being here when we get here} Thank you, week! This is the 390th week in a row we are chickening here together…. or “checking in”, if you...

Wish 303: new under the sun

Personal ads. They’re … personal! Very. I write a Very Personal Ad each week to practice wanting, and get clarity about my desires. The point isn’t getting my wish (though cool things have emerged from wishing), the point is learning about my...

The Cover Story.

One of my favorite things in the world is finding out what people are using as a cover story for coming to Rally (Rally!). Because when you’re coming to Rally, you don’t really know what it is, right? Even if you’ve done it before. I mean, I’ve...

A sandwich, a magic wand, desire, yes-but.

Me: I wanna sandwich! Sandwich! Inquisitive and loving me, who might also be a fairy godmother: That seems like a reasonable thing to want. If I could wave my magic wand and get you one this very instant, would you take it? Me: Yes! But I want it with pickles. And...

Safe rooms.

The other day, Kris asked how I’d managed to not go into my victim stuff while getting pulled out of the line again at the airport. It’s complicated. And it’s worth a few posts, but in order to talk about it, I need to explain about safe rooms. A...
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