• Scotland

    Happy new year from Scotland! I’m having a pretty excellent time. There is change and hope and sacredness up on the horizon. Here’s to surviving another one. Love and adventure, Winterdragon

  • Quoth 2017

    I’ve no desire to sum up the year for all to see this time around. Instead I’ve dug through my collection of quotes, and leave you with a sample of them which more or less cryptically sums up my life this year. All the books quoted are well worth reading,…

  • Sacred music

    “We LOVE chorale music. Especially if it’s pagan!” My neck hurts, my throat is sore, and my head is pounding. But I’ll be damned if I’m not brimming with joy and life. What a concert. So much energy. And seeing a violinist, a harpist and a hurdy-gurdy player headbang in…

  • The flood

    Things are under water which should not be under water. Beings are dead who should not be dead. Thoughts are in my head which should not be in my head. The flood is deep and muddy. The current is strong, and the water is awfully icy. But who’s to decide…

  • Celebrating transgender day of remembrance

    I’m sitting here celebrating Transgender Day of Remembrance by eating cake. This is a day where we’re supposed to remember and honor all those who have lost their lives to anti-transgender violence, so this might seem a touch morbid. But yes, I’m fucking celebrating. I’m celebrating that I am transgender…

  • In your mind, in the world

    At this time, when the night is embracing the day ever more tightly,  I’d just like to say to whoever might be reading this:  yes  Yes, there is room in the world for you  and it is unbelievable how enough you are.  Look up: the stars are smiling at you. …

  • See all the love that’s in me

    6701 words. I’m behind, but not hopelessly so. With some discipline and an effort, I can slay the beast of procrastination and do this thing. I’m still recovering from a cold and one hell of a party last week, so I guess it’s no wonder I haven’t managed to keep…

  • NaNoWriMo—so we meet again

    And so the madness begins. 1669 words, and off I go. That’s a decent start. NaNoWriMo, that’s what I’m talking about. An international competition where you challenge yourself to write a 50000-word novel in 30 days. The November insanity which has had me writing a trilogy of fantasy books. This…

  • The deafening noise my heart makes

    It’s as if you’re pulling your fingers through the darkness within me with all your words and your voice and all of that art and the desire to burn all my bridges, to sail all my ships to completely surrender in the face of the deafening noise my heart makes…