An Old Stone

An aching and truthful song is needed in certain moments of empty contempt. For me, twas needed after I played and sung my song on the piano in front of people just recently. I was solely discontent and on the verge of embarrassment, not in any condition of finding glory within me. Until I realized [...]

Morgan Elizabeth & Graham R.K.

This is my sister and brother. I lahve, lerve, looth, love them. It hurts. Yesterday I was informed that they’re buying me my ticket home for Christmas. Hosanna, because I have zero dinero. Thus, this post is in memory of Mor and Graham and for the memories of the future–of good tinsely times at [...]

oh Authority and Domination!

Dostoevsky’s classic discussion on authority, “The Grand Inquisitor,” dramatizes the psychological force of domination. In it, Christ returns to earth during the Inquisition and confronts the Inquisitor with the Church’s debasement of faith: Why has a free act of love been transformed into a practice of submission? The Inquisitor responds that people do not want [...]

Foosball

Yesterday was the notorious 2nd years vs 3rd years flag football game. Let me begin with how I inducted our team into ”awesome-NESS” on the first play. I was on the sidelines, overly exhilarated and close to combusting, when I began to create my own cheer that included motions, sweet motions. I was blabbering loudly and [...]

Sunlight Will Be My Fashion

Blessed are those who have no clothes, 
for sunlight is their fashion, 
Blessed is he who sleeps on the streets, 
for his roof is the sheltering sky, 
Blessed be the broken one, 
for whom grace daily unfolds. 
– Dalorean 
 

 
Seattle has brought its true colors again gray, gray, and maybe a little, ah yes, grey. Dalorean has brought enrapturing sunlight, in which [...]

Sex Without Love

So my artist friend (she makes hauntingly gorgeous work. truly.) recommended Sharon Olds (a poet) to me as we jived to our love for Sally Mann–together, she asserted, they would be a perfect artistic duo. Beautiful words surrounding beautiful photographs…do you concur?
How do they do it, the ones who make love
without love? Beautiful as dancers,
Gliding [...]

The Art In Splitting: Idealizing (part 1)

So I split, like most people do, but I’d like to believe I split more than anyone else in the whole entire cosmos of cosmos…eepsies. Splitting, resulting in only devaluing (bad) or idealizing (good) something, someone (yourself or the other) for the purpose of our defense mechanisms and among other things.
For example, I watched Tina [...]

40 Days till Wedding’s Eve

Today marks the 40th day until the Wedding’s Eve of Lindsay Erin Robinson and Greggory Glenn Guerin (please note Lindsay’s middle name, Gregg’s last name, as well as the countless G’s within the name of the aforementioned man).
I decided to send them virtual quotes, hopes, humor, imagination, and prayers until the terrifyingly thrilling Eve. It’s [...]

The Female Archetype

As soon as my school load lessens I will be reading the highly recommended book entitled, Women Who Run With Wolves. I’ve been told it’s beautifully compelling especially for, uh, women. HOWEVER, I think the male gender could learn and quite possibly enjoy literature regarding females running around passionately…oh boy oh boy. oh boy.

Unfinished Poem

My love isn’t strong as death
Nor does the wealthy man leave being despised
My love wavers in the airless gray
And in the midnight waters it turns into a faceless name
My love isn’t fierce as the open grave
Nor do the despised venture to make this mistake
My love undulates to no rhythm, other than the erratic rhythms of [...]