The Violet Storm

The Violet Storm

The Crown of Consciousness
Jun
21
Goddess

Goddess

My mind is still a tornado of ideas, new powers, costumes, secret identities.
11 min read
Jun
15
Ocean

Ocean

Up and down we go, up and down. I swim powerfully, a mer-boy moving majestically through the dark water towards the light.
7 min read
Jun
07
Dolls

Dolls

Ruth stomped into the room, holding a Barbie doll by her blond hair and a pair of stone-washed Barbie jeans. “Luke, I can’t get Catherine’s jeans on—her legs are too sticky.”
10 min read
Jun
01
Duck

Duck

We didn’t have a dog, but my sister had a duck—a little awkward thing—bright yellow with a large bill the exact shade of dried mustard.
9 min read
May
24
Baptism

Baptism

A foreword and a memory. A reckoning and a rebirth.
22 min read
May
17
The Red Ball

The Red Ball

The red ball is solid but gives when I squeeze it. It needs air.
6 min read
May
10
Horse

Horse

“Now that’s a fine looking horse, yessiree! Look there, Luke! A genuine Arabian stallion!"
13 min read
May
05
It Started with a Necklace

It Started with a Necklace

The story of a pendant that set me on my path. Back in my sophomore year of college, my dear
3 min read
Jan
27
Brigid's Light

Brigid's Light

Invoking the Creative Power of Imbolc This Saturday marks Imbolc, a sacred time that falls midway between the winter solstice
4 min read
Jan
08
I Survived a Satanic Panic in the 80s and Became a Goddess—What’s Your Story? ✨

I Survived a Satanic Panic in the 80s and Became a Goddess—What’s Your Story? ✨

When I was five, an angelic being told me I was going to have a sister. When I shared this
3 min read