Indie-author of Kingdom of Uisneach Trilogy
I’m home now from two weeks in Pennsylvania and Virginia. I said when I started that I hoped to discover two things. One, something of the Spirit that gives me hope for America’s future, and two, the Nature of the … Continue reading “The Spirit of America” →
As some might have noticed, I’ve been struggling lately about what name to use for signing my poetry. I’ve used my birth name, my married name and my spiritual name. A little confusing, eh? This past week, I completed the … Continue reading “Two Feathers” →
This is a story I’ve embellished from an old British tale of the Cailleach. I’ve taken liberties in setting (Ireland instead of Britain), in time (nowhere does it indicate that it was at the time of Samhain, but this is … Continue reading “The Cailleach and the Hunters” →
Sunlight stabs the lids of my eyes and forces the morning upon me. Ren sang to us under the stars last night and I’m quite sure that I saw the first pale streaks of dawn on the horizon when I … Continue reading “Lessons from Bees” →
“I am Bear Dreamer. I come from the Star Nation. I come to share wisdom. I come with healing for the people of Turtle Island. Hear now the words I speak. Listen to the words that form in your own … Continue reading “Song of the Universe” →
The day is warm. Sun pushes through deciduous leaves, turning the forest a brilliant green. Not much water in the stream; it still sings, but in lower decibels. Chirping, cawing, drumming and trilling of birds accompanies my footsteps along the … Continue reading “Morrigan’s Forest” →
Morning streams in through the forest in golden-green rays through leaves on the trees, washing ferns, oak saplings, moss-covered boulders and the meandering brook in pure, radiant light. A spider’s web glistens with diamond glinting dewdrops. Warblers sing praises to … Continue reading “Aranya” →
I, or the superconscious part of me anyway, for I seemed to be missing my body, hurtled through…what? Space? Death? I was entombed in the deepest, darkest dark imaginable. I felt no fear. No emotion at all. I just was. … Continue reading “In the Beginning” →
“Come on, Sojourner, let’s find your new home.” I glance down, startled at the feel of Sageflower’s hand in mine. Her eyes sparkle like the sun glinting off the ocean. She is already walking away, dragging me with her. I turn back to find … Continue reading “A Home for a Soul” →
“Welcome to Moss Hollow, Sojourner.” The woman who speaks to me is ancient. Though youthful beauty is but a dream for her, the beauty of age radiates from her body and spirit. The lines in her face know hard work, … Continue reading “The Quest” →