Published in ILLUMINATION·PinnedMember-onlyFrom Squashing Bugs to Squashing PeopleHow abuse starts. — Some people are just abusive but I think it can be learned as well. It may be called something else like “play,” “learning,” or “adventure.” It is in our nature to poke to see how something will react. As children we are either corrected or not. If not then it…Emotional Abuse5 min read
PinnedMember-onlyHow To Have Your Morning JoyEggs and spinach — There is nothing more enjoyable for me than to feed my body really good food. I feel it is necessary at this time and at my age. Recently, I got tired of eating bread so much. Since the pandemic, we eat a lot of sandwiches. Ugg! This morning I decided…Foodies2 min read
Published in Crow’s Feet·PinnedMember-onlyThings Are Falling ApartThe fears of the future are coming to pass. — Services and basic needs are dwindling. Have you noticed? Services that you have depended on in the past are slowly decaying. Social services are getting harder to receive. There are less and less actual people running these services, only computers, A.I., …Business4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·PinnedMember-onlyThe ArticleA lot to think about. — I read this article today and it scared me to death. How America Became Unlivable This Election is About Whether America Can Become a Livable Country Againeand.co Basically, it says that since we are a capitalistic country and not a more social country we are not going to make it out of the pandemic and our society is in for a bad, bad future. …Life3 min read
Published in Crow’s Feet·PinnedMember-onlyYour Body Makes Me HappyThe Thrill of It All — I can’t describe the feeling. It feels like healing. When we are together I can feel a ball of fire hovering above us, engulfing us. We only have to embrace to have the flow. Can you feel it? Such a glow. We are older now but the thrill is Wow! …Love Letters1 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·PinnedMember-onlyThe StormA little girl’s true story. — When I was a little girl of eight I shared a bedroom and slept with my younger sister who was six. That was when we could tolerate each other for more than a minute. …Storytelling3 min read
Published in Storymaker·PinnedMember-onlyRoadkill Tavern — Est. 1786Two men walk into a bar . . . — They notice it to be really dark with subtle lighting. They sit down at the bar and order beer from the bartender who is a really big dude. The men had traveled a long way and were thirsty and tired so they didn’t notice any oddities right away. They had…Halloween3 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·PinnedMember-onlyThe Cover-upWas it me? Or Was it a dream? — The girl was feeling like she should hide something but she was not sure what. Something was wrong. Was it a murder or was some thing killed off or abandoned? Each day the man would come to look to see if he could find anything and each day there was…Mental Illness5 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·4 days agoMember-onlyThe Price Of Food And Shoppers Only Able To Buy One Or Two Items?Is this the beginning of the end? — At points in my life, I read about and saw photos of how in Russia there was only one item on the grocery shelf and it cost a crazy amount of money. I could never understand it. Now I do. You can’t understand anything unless you have personally lived it. …Universal Basic Income4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·6 days agoMember-onlyJane Mansfield’s Accident In 1967 And Who Was Asleep In The BackseatCrazy stories of decapitation. — I remember her, as with all actresses in Hollywood, she was trying to outdo Marilyn Monroe. Jane Mansfield was like a caricature of Monroe. She had bleached blond hair or had a wig, moved in a sensuous manner, talked slowly, and smiled a lot. And of course, she was curvy…Car Accidents3 min read