Should You Pay to Learn About Your Faith?
A friend of mine who is a solitary witch once said to me, “You should never have to pay to learn about your religion.†I was a bit of a fluffy bunny at the time, so I took her words to heart. For a long time after that, I made a squinchy face whenever I...
Teaching the Controversy
Two weeks ago on The Wild Hunt (ah, Jason… may I call you Jason? Your brilliance inspires all us Pagan bloggers so. Please accept the fawning adulation of a princess as recompense for semi-regularly riffing off you*)… where was I? Oh yes. Two weeks ago on The Wild Hunt, Jason talked about the Religious Right’s**...
A Royal Day of Silence
Last week I posted about anti-bullying legislation. This week I’m posting about anti-bullying activism. Today is a Day of Silence. A day when students across the country will exercise their right to free speech and remain silent in objection to bullying. “The National Day of Silence is a day of action in which students across...
Princess at the Burlesque
I volunteered at the Texas Burlesque Festival this weekend as part of a writing project I’m working on (I love my job). TBF is a three night extravaganza of dancers from all over the nation and the pasties that keep their forbidden bits hidden. I haven’t interacted with the burlesque community in the past (write what...
Anti-bullying Legislation Stymied by Righteousness
Most states have legislation against bullying to protect kids in schools. In that last few months, perhaps in response to current events, legislators in several states have introduced bills that strengthen or bolster these laws.* While not everyone agrees we need legislation to prevent bullying, everyone does agree that bullying is bad and shouldn’t be...
Walking the Talk: Explaining Heathenry to an Adoption Agency
We spend a lot of our time in The Realm talking about Pagan interactions in the real world, and I have, in the past, encouraged people who are able without intense repercussions to come out of the broom closet. My convictions tell me that being open about who I am and what I believe is...
Princess Lessons from Julia Sugarbaker
When I was a teenager, I watched Designing Women with my mother religiously. [hahaha] Indeed, our weekly viewing when the show was on the air (1986-1993) were akin to goddess worship. The women of Sugarbaker Associates and Design Firm were equally divine and feminine, each representing a different aspect of goddess, including power, empathy, nurturing...
As I Dig
As I Dig As I dig in the garden My trowel strikes something hard. And the child inside can’t help but wonder Is it a time capsule? Some buried artifact, Left behind by owners long gone? Or pirate treasure? My adult self knows it is a rock. A big one. And it will be arduous...
