Invocations, Love Letters, Perlocutionary Acts

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  • Discovering the Meaning of ‘Religion’ and ‘Spirit’ as a Child

    Discovering the Meaning of ‘Religion’ and ‘Spirit’ as a Child

    I feel like sharing stories surrounding religion and spirit in my life. I remember being in elementary school in the 2nd grade, where most of my classmates were Mormon, and a boy in our class started from one end of the lunch line to the other as he individually asked “Are you Mormon?” and if […]

  • Poems in Cocoon Time

    Poems in Cocoon Time

    ~ Behind the words you say I want them to be true. I want the curtain to be drawn back to see the stage as you say it’s set. I want to float under your sky without caution, my eyes meditating on the moon, in a harbor you’ve created for yourself. I want the words […]

  • Routines & Rituals (an ode to and reflection on all things Virgo within me)

    I recall the early signs of what pop-culture astrology deems as my south node Virgo tendencies—being particular, detail-focused, critical, and loving all things “routine”. From not wanting my towel to be in the same bathroom as everyone else’s–bringing it to and from my room to spread out over a clothes hanger beside the window, so […]