Alexis Pauline Gumbs writes, [Sylvia] Wynter says we are not Homo sapiens, we are Homo narans, not the ones who know, but the ones who tell oursel...
Read moreI spent many of my childhood Saturday afternoons perched on industrial washing machines at laundromats with connect-the-dots puzzle books in my lap...
Read moreBy the time I graduated from high school, I had been enrolled in 13 different schools. I had learned that the art of packing up a life was simply ...
Read moreLast month, my father suddenly died of a Covid-induced heart attack. The next day, I got severe food poisoning. The next day, my car was stolen–the...
Read moreFor the past few weeks I have been participating in a 45 day writer’s workshop called Get It Done. Basically, participants are challenged to write ...
Read moreLast night my child turned on the fireplace and placed a bottle of oil and a few small smooth rocks next to his favorite blanket that he’d spread i...
Read moreMy fourth grade teacher called me by the wrong name for an entire year. No matter the countless corrections, she insisted on "Shannon." Names hold ...
Read moreA few summers ago, I took my young son on a backpacking tour through Iceland, France, and Germany. Being a single woman traveling with a young chil...
Read moreRecently, I sat down with my spirit guides over a bowl of freshly picked strawberries and asked, "How can people best connect with their spiritual ...
Read moreSometimes going back through time to learn about my Lakota family has felt like reaching for smoke. Many years ago, I thought I heard the name of ...
Read moreMaking medicine to help heal burnout is a joyful journey into the soul of your inner child. Playfulness and imagination are the only requirements. ...
Read moreAt the end of June 2020, I bought the book Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily and Amelia Nagoski. I had just finished a se...
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