All week this week I’ve been telling myself to write up a post. Each day I stare at the screen with no idea what to say. And suddenly it’s Friday again and I didn’t post at all through the week. Today, I’m having trouble staying focused on any one thing. I get up from the
Happy Friday, Readers! I meant to post earlier in the week, but I have actual, paying work at the moment, so my attention has been on that. How are you coping? I’ve had a few bad days, but between work on The Blood Witch and working in my container garden, I’ve found ways to keep
There are two times of the year when the veil that separates this plane from the next grows thin, making communication with the dead easier, among other things. At Samhain we often invite our dead to sup with us, preparing their favorite foods and drink and setting them out on our tables. Our rituals tend
I was going to start this post with some trite comment about surviving another week in this apocalyptic hell, but realized almost immediately that not everybody has survived. So many people I know has lost someone in the last few weeks, or has a loved one in the hospital that they can’t visit. Nearly everyone
I have a confession to make. I’m a documentary junkie. I like most any kind of documentary; true crime, serial killers, nature, history, biography, science. I can, and do, watch hours upon hours of them. It used to be what I had on when I was working from home. Since the lockdown started, I have
By and large, left to my own devices, I am a night person. I’ve adapted to getting up early, so that I can get on less crowded trains to get into the city to go to work. Getting up super early requires going to bed super early. It took me a long time to get
Are you as bored as I am, Readers? You are probably tired of blog posts about the virus and how we’re coping. I get that. So, here’s a video I did yesterday with me all dressed up and reading some Edgar Allan Poe to start us off. In other news, I’m trying to get my
It’s been a tough week, Readers. I’ve had some really down days and I am struggling my way out. I am currently fighting off a serious restlessness. This is the time of year when I most crave travel. I want to throw some clothes and road food into the car, pack up my camera and
Earlier this week, I was feeling great about the possibilities of getting a job offer today. Late yesterday I got an email saying that, like the last three jobs I felt sure I was going to get, the job has gone on hold while the company re-evaluates what they genuinely need. To some degree, I’m
Hello, Readers! I hope you are all taking good care of yourself as we isolate ourselves and hope this virus situation doesn’t get any worse. I’m trying to stay optimistic, but I’ll admit it can be hard. It’s so weird to see the traffic map completely green! I’ve been in the SF Bay Area for
