Aug 5, 2022Member-onlySometimes A Wild God — A Poem by Tom HironsThis poem reading was sent to me by a friend of mine, a mother of two who at one point in her life was a poet herself. I think the poet…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min readSometimes A Wild God — A Poem by Tom Hirons----
Mar 14, 2022Member-onlyLast Night, A Fever DreamLast night, in a fever dream, somewhere my spirit floated around, out, and alongside my body, swimming through crevasses of memory and gratitude for love. Life flashing before my eyes, I saw my earliest memories of friendship, and all the omens of the day reminding me of goodness and community…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Dec 19, 2021Member-onlySelf-Inquiry For When Meditation Isn’t EnoughA serious and profound remedy for the most stubborn pains of the heart and soul. — Many of us have often experienced ailments of the mind which tear away at our essence and leave us desperate for resolve as though our life depends on it. …Self Improvement7 min readSelf Improvement7 min read
Dec 1, 2021Member-onlyMy First Days As An Online English TeacherAm I cut out for this? — Two years ago — pre-pandemic — I ventured to Chiang Mai, Thailand to attend a month-long intensive program to get certified to teach English as a foreign language to adults, a certificate by Cambridge standards, called CELTA. That month of schooling was one of the most densely packed educational chapters…Teaching4 min readTeaching4 min read
Nov 17, 2021Member-onlySongwriting Lesson: How To Escape A Writing FunkA trick to give rise to freshness and surprise in your instrumental writing. — If you are a guitar player or an instrumentalist of any sort, can you recall the first days of being a beginning learner of your instrument? That new feeling in your fingers as they press on the strings or keys. …Music4 min readMusic4 min read
Nov 16, 2021Member-onlyObservations: An Introvert’s Tuesday MidmorningI’ve been sitting down every day recently in the supposed ideal outer environment, intending to write something satisfactory, yet each time finding some factor to be just the slightest bit off, inhibiting my creative success. Today everything is seemingly in order, and thus the writing is coming through. The past…Introvert3 min readIntrovert3 min read
Published in Be Open·Nov 13, 2021Member-onlyThe Persimmon Tree: A Handful of HaikuAm I doing haiku correctly? — Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min readphoto by author in Tbilisi, GeorgiaThe Persimmon Tree: A Handful of HaikuAm I doing haiku correctly?----
Nov 9, 2021Member-onlyFirst Impressions of Tbilisi, Georgia: Solo Woman EditionThere is a small sliver of the moon in a pastel-colored dawn sky. A flock of birds is dancing in unison on the wind’s currents up ahead. I get off the bus from the airport after a full day and night of travel and walk through a courtyard garden in…Travel4 min readTravel4 min read
Nov 5, 2021Member-onlyI’m Moving to A Country Called Georgia and Here’s HowFirst, I’ll begin with the logistics of my journey ahead. Today I will be filling out two different government forms which allow me to enter each country I will pass through en route to Georgia. …Travel4 min readTravel4 min read
Nov 3, 2021Member-onlyThe Shadow’s Song: Lyrics To An Unsung TuneMy whistle speaks the softening tune,Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min readPhoto by Mila Young on UnsplashThe Shadow’s Song: Lyrics To An Unsung Tune----2
