On Transformation

Freewrite Prompt: What records in particular do you keep? What are you responsible for and wanting to pass on?   ~I keep records of transformations.  All the tiny wisps, nudges, noticings – the trail of crumbs which, over weeks or…

2024: The Year in Podcasts

While I’ve always loved having a documentation of the books I’m reading, podcasts have been a notable force shaping my consciousness for years. This year I want to capture the listens in a post, a bookmark of sorts, that I…

2024: The Year in Books

Update on March 2, 2025: I recently learned of StoryGraphs, an alternative to Goodreads, and that Goodreads is owned by Amazon! StoryGraphs was founded and built by Nadia Odunayo, a Black British woman who slowly brought her vision to life.…

What Do I Have in Common with Melania?

  Two weeks ago, I read Melania Trump’s self-titled memoir. I love memoirs, and have much curiosity about people’s inner lives. What are they noticing? What’s their narration about their lives? What’s within their nervous system’s capacity? Which primary lenses…

Drink the Special Tea

I’m going through everything I own, preparing to fit back into Elereen—my Honda Element—asking if I want to bring each item forward into my next life season. I used to experience this more often, the going through things and packing,…