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Black & White & Red All Over: The Mysterious Power of Three Common Colors

“Red as blood, white as snow, black as a raven’s wing….” These three colors appear again and again in folklore the world over, but why?

Feb 14, 2020

Black & White & Red All Over: The Mysterious Power of Three Common Colors

Feb 14, 2020

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The Bodies Buried In The “American Heartland”

Responses to a recent tweet by Pete Buttigieg rightly called out the presidential candidate for his use of the phrase “American Heartland”…

Feb 4, 2020

The Bodies Buried In The “American Heartland”

Feb 4, 2020

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Burning Bush

This bush is on fire, and we have misplaced god. What is left but the earth mother speaking, Stop. and Go to your room. and Think about…

Apr 19, 2017

Burning Bush

Apr 19, 2017

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Dear Copyeditor,

I would have said, my dear copyeditor, but god knows, the nuances of affection are lost on you. I am writing you this poem the way a…

Apr 12, 2017

Dear Copyeditor,

Apr 12, 2017

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Pieces

When I said I read an article somewhere about jigsaw puzzles, how they can help with the recovery from post-traumatic stress, I think maybe…

Apr 5, 2017

Pieces

Apr 5, 2017

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Young Female Writer’s Lament

Why is everything I try to do coming out stilted and slow today? And yesterday, too?

Mar 22, 2017

Young Female Writer’s Lament

Mar 22, 2017

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Can Clowns Save Our Souls?

“He was nobody in particular, yet everybody all at once.”

Oct 28, 2016

Can Clowns Save Our Souls?

Oct 28, 2016

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Honoring the Past

Weaving Story from Memory

Oct 20, 2016

Honoring the Past

Oct 20, 2016

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Soul Writing

Finding Balance in Group Spiritual Practice

Oct 5, 2016

Soul Writing

Oct 5, 2016

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Participating in Enchantment: Redefining Magic

After the flight two days earlier to Charlotte, NC, I’d learned one thing for certain: I was not a natural flyer. My first time in an…

Aug 24, 2016

Participating in Enchantment: Redefining Magic

Aug 24, 2016

Alison Leigh Lilly

Alison Leigh Lilly

Alison is a writer and painter who explores the interconnection of ecology, language, mythology and spirituality through poetry, essays and visual art.

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