Category Archives: Musings

Hidden Worlds

I saw a witch yesterday. I’m not talking about a Wicca witch, or the Goth that lives next door and cultivates black roses. I’m talking about a throat-to-boot, black-muslin-and-lace, dark-haired, thin-faced witch. She was standing in the shadows of an … Continue reading →

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Thirteen Years

Last month, August 2026, marks thirteen years that I’ve lived here in the Pacific Northwest. Whew! It both feels like a very long time, and a very very short time. When people ask why I moved out here, the story … Continue reading →

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Beg, Borrow, or Steal

Those of us who are creatives in whatever field–be it art, writing, film, poetry, or (my sidebar project of the last couple of years) pro-Game Mastering–must eventually wrestle with the question of where-do-our-ideas-come-from?. Is there such a thing as originality? Is there such a thing as ‘creation’ rather than ‘borrowing’ or ‘stealing’. Can we have our own ‘style’, or will that always be an echo of someone else’s methods? Continue reading →

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