Every women should know ….

December 8, 2016
THIS IS A POST FOR WOMEN AND THOSE WHO LOVE THEM My mother never talked about menopause. She appeared to slide right through without a single symptom that she...

Make a happy holiday

December 7, 2016
Homeless families really suffer in the Bay area. It's expensive to live here and if parents need child care so they can work, it's nearly impossible. Add to that women...

Any given moment

December 6, 2016
You're always creating your life, every moment of every day.  And here's a fact: At any given moment you have the power to say this is not how the story is going to...

New world order vignettes

December 5, 2016
Vignette #1 I  haven't watched or read most news since a few months before the election and now it's even more viscerally painful. So right now it's either the holiday...

From my heart

December 2, 2016
Not many people write an essay in their heads while standing at their kitchen stove.  But such was the case in 2010, when I was cooking regularly for a dear friend who...

Definitive holiday gift guide: something for everyone

December 1, 2016
Books. One of my friends has a holiday tradition--she gives holiday books each Christmas. I was lucky enough to get one. But I also have one you can give for holiday...

Stand up and be counted

November 29, 2016
Some months ago ago I had reason to be in a discussion involving someone who had at one point in their life been a key player in an anti-establishment human rights...

The foggy ruins of time

November 28, 2016
This has been one unholy bitch of a year.  Bob Dylan comes to mind, as he does any time I have a bitch of a year, and there've been very few. Which is to say Dylan...

Me: who I am

November 25, 2016
Hello to all my new Facebook friends! I'm happy to have so many likeminded new people in my life, especially since I've transitioned a few out recently. I mean, why...

Thanksgiving prayer

November 24, 2016
This is a simple Thanksgiving prayer suitable for today's holiday. Wishing you all a wonderful day, despite the situation in our...

Follow Carol

Welcome!

Here you’ll find my blog, some of my essays, published writing, and my solo performances. There’s also a link to my Etsy shop for healing and grief tools offered through A Healing Spirit.

 

I love comments, so if something resonates with you in any way, don’t hesitate to leave a comment on my blog. Thank you for stopping by–oh, and why not subscribe so you don’t miss a single post?

Archives

Subscribe to my Blog

Receive notifications of my new blog posts directly to your email.