Journal
Browse here for posts related to all aspects of my writing life including
events, news, travel, research, mythology, and musings.
To Render a Raven: Draft Done!
It was lovely today to get this text from a friend: "Your book is featured at the front door of Reflections!!!" Of course, I had to go and take a look. Reflections is a funky metaphysical store that just celebrated its 30th Anniversary in Coquitlam. Carole, who has...
Motherhood is challenging at the best of times, but when you're a character in a fantasy novel it's near impossible. In Tough Travels, Nicola reminds us of some of the worst and most memorable mothers. The Mists of Avalon is still one of my favourite books. It's a...
What is Modern Paganism?
https://www.paganmusic.co.uk/thinking-about-a-moment-that-changed-modern-paganism/Modern Paganism is not the result of unbroken ancient lineage, it is the result of the needs of people to reconnect directly to the Earth, to rediscover their stories, to see the sacred in the falling rain, the sunrise, the river, and hill. A path that speaks directly...
Gender and its Complexities
https://sionnachwintergreen.com/2018/03/09/what-genderqueer-means-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-178My friend, Sionnach, identifies as genderqueer. This seems, to me, to be a misunderstood term that is becoming more and more popular. People are asking questions that not everyone can answer. So, I asked Sionnach to please blog about what it means. She obliged with an...
Keeping Quiet
https://www.brainpickings.org/2015/05/28/keeping-quiet-sylvia-boorstein-reads-pablo-neruda/I heard this poem for the first time last week and loved it. It seems especially suitable during these cold frigid days of winter, when in times gone by we used to keep quiet. Today, trains screech, sirens scream, life cries out. So, for a moment, take a breath, read...
A beautiful post by Damh (Dave) the Bard. Be sure to listen to Arthur Hinds poem, "I go to the Church of Trees". via I go to the Church of Trees – Damh the Bard
