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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


Blackstar: David Bowie, Existential Dread, and Dark Humor
Existential dread, David Bowie’s "Blackstar," cancer, and dark humor collide as I try to make sense of a world that feels increasingly unstable.

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Apr 304 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


A Bombing and a Past Life
Nothing could prepare me for what I would endure when I found out about Pan Am 103 exploding over Lockerbie Scotland.

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Jul 28, 20214 min read


His Ghostly Presence in the Mirror: Using Creative Writing to Document Paranormal Encounters
If you are interested in writing about your paranormal experiences, consider using fiction as an option to disclose your story.

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Jul 3, 20218 min read


"Smile Because It Happened": Birthday Reflection
I’ve been battling depression since I was 14. In many ways, consider myself a warrior—always reaching into my “resiliency gene”...

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Mar 31, 20212 min read


One Step Up, Two Steps Down: A Semi-Poetic Response to Nonlinear Spiritual Development
Resistant to the call, disdainful and intolerant of embarking on such a path, spirituality arrived like a sledgehammer.

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Mar 18, 20213 min read


Six Techniques to Ground Yourself
Grounding techniques for restoring balance, focus, energy, and spiritual connection.

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Mar 11, 20217 min read


Embodied Cohabitation: Spirit Communication with Hans Using the Tarot
A tarot reading with Hans explores spirit communication, attachment to a former home, and the painful process of moving forward.

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Mar 5, 20215 min read


From Nightmares to Artwork: Dream Research and Creative Approaches to Nightmare Experiences
How can we meaningfully engage with our nightmares to reclaim our power and creative spirit?

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Dec 8, 20206 min read


Visitation Dreams: Rethinking Dream Language
Exploring visitation dreams, astral experiences, consciousness, and the limits of traditional dream language.

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Sep 10, 20203 min read


Meeting My Spirit Husband
Meeting my spirit husband did not unfold in a subtle and gentle way. The initial connection unfolded during a creative surge.

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Jan 8, 20204 min read


Preface to Blind Love: Fascism, Then & Now
This book has been years in the making, taking dozens of twists and turns that have mirrored moments in my current and past life.

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Sep 8, 20174 min read


Head Full of Stars (Unrequited Love Poem, Part 2)
Me, dressed in the finest intentions, glancing over, once, and then–the sky opened up. You were heavenly, frightfully sublime...

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Aug 29, 20172 min read


Blitzed Baby! Psychedelic Marines, Subterranean Dreams & the Heroin Epidemic
A personal reflection on heroin's allure, its devastation in Vermont, and the haunting contrast between youthful idealism and lived reality—woven through cultural memory, historical drug use in WWII, and a playful what-if imagining of soldiers on LSD instead of meth.

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Aug 4, 20175 min read


Neurodivergence: Battling Dyslexia
Typing is akin to using an Enigma machine, especially if I over analyze the keyboard...

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Jul 11, 20173 min read


Controlling the Uncontrollable: Potamophobia and the Writing Process
What was supposed to be a four-day weekend of editing my story, ended up being a basement flooding nightmare.

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Jul 7, 20175 min read
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