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Mystique by Arthur Rimbaud On the dark side of the slope, angels revolving Their dresses of wool, in fields of emerald and steel. Flames sho...

So, do you, too, have authors like this? Authors you like so much that you space out their books, being careful not to read them all at onc...

Once more, slowly, and in short declarative sentences, with pictures for those whose minds have been almost destroyed by listening to Chris ...

Last night, my lovely friend Angela identified THE five scariest words in the English Language: 1. Michael 2. Moore 3. Ann 4. Coulter 5...

Bush is selling off our national forests . Let's be clear. This is nothing but a transfer of wealth. Bush is funding tax cuts for the...

One of the things I like about getting older is that I can do things I was afraid to do when I was younger . Had a late lunch with a friend...

Yesterday, I was reading T. Thorn Coyle’s Musings concerning the difference between wanting something and needing something, between being ...

Several odds and ends today. First, my brilliant friend Elizabeth sent me two interesting articles. She works with a group that focuses on...

So, when I had breast cancer, I didn't enjoy the surgery or the chemo or the radiation or the five years of Tamoxifen. I didn't enj...

So, celebrating Imbolc this week, and continuing to ponder how we thrive in today's less-than-gentle world, I got to thinking about the...

Thanks, Betty . You saved my life. From Chapter 2 of the Feminine Mystique: In the early 1960's McCall'shas been the fastest growin...

Go buy the New Yorker and read the article entitled “Swamp Nurse” by Katherine Boo . It will break your heart. Boo follows Luwana Marts, a...

As Ms. Morissette would say, "Isn't it ironic ? I'm still too angry over Cindy Sheehan's treatment to write sensibly abou...

The beautiful ballerina, Moira Shearer has died. She was best known for her role in the film The Red Shoes in which she played a ballerin...

It’s not very often that I agree with Jack Danforth. In fact, his name simply conjures up for me bad memories of the way Anita Hill was tr...

Happy Imbolc ! February 2nd is one of the eight major Pagan holidays . It goes by several names, but in my Circle, we call it Imbolc. It’...

So today pretty much sucked. In fact, it started sucking last night, when my throat started to feel scratchy and when our new moon ritual w...

Call today and demand that Senators filibuster Judge Alito. Just go here for all the information on who to call and how to reach them. DO...

I love this poem very much. And, lately, I've been thinking of it because it seems to me that America is quite a bit like the sow in Ki...

"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the sam...