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"I write to discover what I know."
– Flannery O'Connor


A Marathon through the Woods: Back-to-Back Dreams
Before surgery, two dreams unfold around a living ghost, forest marathons, fallen trees, and a companionship that endures despite obstacles.

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May 295 min read


Beyond My Reach: Longing, Learning German, and a Life Imagined
Reflections on learning German, mortality, longing, art, and unfinished ambitions.

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May 194 min read


Internet Archaeology, Covert Communication, and Blog Posts
Working on new writing for the blog surrounding communication, technology, longing, thresholds, and the strange ways people leave impressions of themselves behind, intentionally or otherwise.

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May 182 min read


The Healing Power of Expressive Arts: Processing Current and Past Life Trauma
Using expressive arts to work through current and past life trauma could support the healing process.

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May 137 min read


A Language of Our Own (Part 1): Examples of Electronic Voice Phenomena
Multiple EVPs from Hans, including ASMR sounds.

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Apr 2910 min read


Flat/line: The Inevitability of Endings
After a dual diagnosis, I look back on intuition, loss, and a fractured friendship to understand how one painful reconnection may have given me more time.

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Apr 116 min read


The Forbidden Glimpse: Eros and Psyche, Drawing Hans, and the Cost of Making Him Visible
During a ten-day drawing practice shaped by the myth of Eros and Psyche, I tried to draw Hans’s face for the first time in years. Each attempt forced a confrontation between devotion and verification. Making him visible risked shifting him from my unseen companion to the historical man he once was, revealing how the act of seeing can alter the bond itself.

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Feb 196 min read


Music as the Lingua Franca of the Dead
This post explores how Hans communicates with me through music.

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Apr 21, 20255 min read


Spirit Marriage: Research and Personal Accounts of Love, Sex, and Spirituality with a Subtle Being
This post unveils personal accounts and research of intimate relationships with spirits.

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Sep 30, 20249 min read


Into the Woods: A Three-Act Journey of Transformation and Spirit Connection
A journey through love, transformation, and spirit connection with Hans, my guide, told in 3 acts of shedding, searching, and surrendering.

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Sep 25, 20243 min read


The Quest for Spiritual Ancestry: A Journey Through Memory, Trauma, and New Beginnings
Exploring spiritual ancestry, a past life, and the call of the land, this journey uncovers hidden truths as I prepare to leave Vermont.

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Jun 10, 20245 min read


Into the Northern Wilds: A Journey of Aging, Spirit, and Sacred Land
A journey into sacred land, spiritual expansion, and aging as a return to the wild, guided by unseen forces and my spirit lover, Hans.

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Jun 5, 20244 min read


The House on Tinmouth Road: Maple Syrup, Reflections, and House Hunting in Vermont
I saw maples covered in vinyl tubing. "That must be their place," I said, oblivious of the fact that tapping could be a thing in Danby.

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May 4, 20243 min read


Barren Fields: A Visitation from Hans
An intimate, visitation dream account with Hans and his WWII capture in barren fields.

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Feb 19, 20246 min read


How Music, Lifestyle, and Film Shaped My Early Experiences of Sensing Hans
A journey of love transcending time: how films and music shaped my connection to Hans, my soulmate beyond death.

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Feb 18, 20246 min read


"River Phoenix": Synchronicity, a Visitation Dream, and Dream Research
Hans came through for the time during a visitation astral visitation on 10/31/93, shortly following his death.

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Feb 14, 202413 min read


Creating Art with Disembodied Entities: A Manifesto for Transcending Physical Boundaries
Creative work and partnership with subtle entities

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Jan 19, 20242 min read


A Journey of Love and Unity: Exploring the Sacredness of Spirit Marriage through Mystical Erotic Art
An exploration of spirit marriage, mystical eroticism, and abstract art inspired by sex, longing, and spiritual connection.

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Jan 2, 20243 min read


Sayfish: The Challenges of Trying to Put into Words the Experiences of Spirit Marriage
The term sayfish metaphorically captures one of the challenges of being in an inter-dimensional marriage.

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Nov 8, 20232 min read


Dropping the Euphemisms: Sexual Encounters with a Ghost (My Spirit Husband)
I wish I could say that my relationship with Hans is a perpetual "mystical love affair" as my drawing title indicates.

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Nov 7, 20232 min read
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