Journal
Browse here for posts related to all aspects of my writing life including
events, news, travel, research, mythology, and musings.
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
November Update
I have not been posting this month. That's because my mind is crammed with other things. Like writing--which is what we authors live for. When the characters are talking, the settings appearing, and the words flowing, we are in love. And that euphoria fuels us. If we...
JK Rowling's Harry Potter series is the literary phenomenon of our times. via Broomsticks and Dragon Bones – Philip Carr-Gomm
