Hm.

It's been a while.

Words haven't really been forthcoming, and I know better than to force them.  Especially at a time like this, when my energy is running so low and I've been busy with a thousand small tasks that have taken up a great deal of time and effort.

My brother Mark passed away several days ago.  It was, by all means, peaceful and ( Read more... )

A quote from Mark, early this morning ( Read more... )

There are few things in this world that revile me more than that special breed of creature I have named the transfetishist.  I say this because today I had a conversation with one when I went out to get breakfast, and it went like this:

Guy [long gawking stare at me while I stood beside him in line]: Hey there, pretty.
Me [glancing over, weak smile, ( Read more... )

Blessed Imbolc, lovelings!

<3

I'm so glad Feri witchcraft still recognizes the Sabbats; my family has celebrated them ever since I was a child, and they're my favorite times of the year.  I love that they can still be so meaningful to me!  Today, there were candles everywhere, lit all day, and we made a family altar and had a special Imbolc meal ( ( Read more... )

Some days, I love who I see when I look in the mirror - slim hips, girlish-body, my big gray eyes, my hair, my skin, the shape of my mouth.  And I love the parts of me that aren't so easily squired away as feminine: my smooth chest with no breasts, everything below the belt. 
I like that I can shimmy into a skirt and wear jeans and look just ( Read more... )

For anyone who's interested, I'm part of a brilliant little comm called 
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My brother called me into his room today.  He was doing one of those fidgety we-need-to-talk dances and so I sat, patiently, and waited for him to say whatever was on his mind ( Read more... )

During a conversation with my friend
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I sense a change coming.

I feel it.

Whether it will be internal or external, I can't say.  I simultaneously love and loathe moments like these.  No idea whether what's coming will be good or bad, only that it is.

It was strong enough that I went in to check on Mark to see if he was alright.  He was.   Perhaps I'm imagining things.

Hmm.

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In other ( Read more... )

Every now and then I want to post the books I'm reading, as well as my impressions of them, for my own edification - and for anyone else who might be interested. If you've got recommendations of your own, I'd love to hear them. <3

1. Manifesta (Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards): This is, supposedly, one of the seminal texts of third-wave ( Read more... )