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Transparency & The Hero’s Journey
“Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.” ~ Charles Bukowski Transparency You may have noticed I went radio-silent for most of last year. If you’re reading this, you may be one of those lovely people who’s become invested in the stories I tell. First of all, thank you. I haven’t…
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Sunday #Poetry: Mid Winter
“Poetry is truth in its Sunday clothes.” ~Joseph Roux “Mid Winter” Carolyn Crosby Wilson IF I were God, I’d mould hills rolling low, Smooth them and shape them, sift them deep with snow, And scatter them with furze that they might lie Softly, against the wide deep-tinted sky. In slow caress my forming hand would…
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Sunday #Poetry: Woods In Winter
“Poetry is truth in its Sunday clothes.” ~Joseph Roux “Woods In Winter” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow WHEN winter winds are piercing chill, And through the hawthorn blows the gale, With solemn feet I tread the hill, That overbrows the lonely vale. O’er the bare upland, and away Through the long reach of desert woods, The embracing…
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Happy #Christmas!
“HAPPY, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home!” – Charles Dickens
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Fresh Monsters
Originally posted on Mythical Books (March 23, 2015) “EVERYTHING HAS BEEN THOUGHT OF BEFORE… THE PROBLEM IS TO THINK OF IT AGAIN.” – JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE I was asked an interesting question the other day. I was out with a couple friends and another woman I had just met. Upon finding out I write…
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November, 2017
2017 is winding down… November marks the time I officially start prepping for the end of the year. Many of these preparations are fun- Thanksgiving, Christmas trees, hot chocolate and family time. Others are a little more tedious: year-end bookkeeping comes to mind. The gray weather and shortening days give me an urge to reflect,…
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A Sense Of Place: Warm Water Cove
Originally posted on Writing In The Night (December 11, 2013) “Ogling ruins is a way of meditating on our own inevitable deaths… A humbling reminder that, yes, it all does return to dust…” -David Byrne, JOURNAL 3.26.06 There’s a lot to be said for city planning. It started with the ancient Romans, the first civilization…
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Your Best Ever #Halloween Playlist
I have a confession. When I was a kid, we didn’t celebrate Halloween. GASP! HORROR! Trust me, I know. I won’t go into the whys of this; suffice it to say there were no costumes, no candy, no decorations, no creeptastic music. This dearth of spooky spirit lasted until I was old enough to take…
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Sunday #Poetry: Three Witches, from Macbeth
“Poetry is truth in its Sunday clothes.” ~Joseph Roux Three Witches – Macbeth ~ William Shakespeare A dark Cave. In the middle, a Caldron boiling. Thunder. Enter the three Witches. 1 WITCH. Thrice the brinded cat hath mew’d. 2 WITCH. Thrice and once, the…
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Shades Below Grimoire: Banishing Spells
First published on ParaYourNormal (November 2,2015) **NOTE: Although based on existing spells, the spells in the Shades Below series were created for entertainment only. They are not intended for use in performing actual magic.** In a city like San Francisco, there’s no shortage of things that go bump in the night. In my urban fantasy…
L.J.K. OLIVA 