Finding the Flow

My one-word theme for 2025 was Rhythm. I chose this word because as I transitioned my life through several big changes, I wanted to find a new rhythm for how I would spend my days as a full-time writer and teaching artist, and how Ramiro and I would create this new life together. Looking backContinue reading “Finding the Flow”

The Road So Far

This newsletter is a long one, so buckle up! I find myself beginning my day with questions. Not just the every day questions like “what will I make for breakfast this morning?” or “what do I feel like reading?” but invitations to ponder where I want to go or what I feel creatively pulled toContinue reading “The Road So Far”

Memorials

It’s Scorpio season, a time of descending darkness as we cling to the light, our shadow selves coming out to play. Lore tells us the veil between the living and the dead, the other spiritual realms, is thinnest at this time, thus our celebrations of Halloween, Samhain, Dia de Muertos and many other customs, suchContinue reading “Memorials”

It’s Fall, Ya’ll!

October is my favorite month, not just because it is my birthday month (Libra suns unite!) or because it is the month of Halloween. I also love the natural turning of the year, the time of harvest, cooler weather and oncoming darkness, the natural death of the season. As we travel Northeast, I am thrilledContinue reading “It’s Fall, Ya’ll!”

Into the Woods

September is a time of transition, the late summer turning into fall. In that transition, it feels like the brightness outside begins to dim. For those who love summer, and don’t get my wrong, I have love for summer too, their energy recedes and they mourn the loss of this time. For me, as aContinue reading “Into the Woods”