January was a really good month for reading. While the stack I made my way through wasn't towering, the several books I did read (mostly) satisfied my crazily curious soul, delighted my heart and invigorated my creativity. I really couldn't have hoped for more. The Books I Read In January The Art Of The Occult:… Continue reading Reading In The Dark – The Books I Read In January
You know what? January was a relatively good month when it came to self-portraiture. I didn't think that this morning though. This morning I was feeling decidedly morose about the portraits I'd made. I berated myself for not taking more risks, for not exploring dozens of new editing techniques, for not refining the techniques I'd… Continue reading January’s Self-Portraits
I set myself a challenge at the beginning of January - to blog every single day of the month. And I did. I completed the challenge. Sitting here, writing to you, and telling you about my accomplishment feels fucking brilliant. There were a few days where it was rough going, but mostly, it was a… Continue reading Fire Found Me – I Blogged For 31 Days
It's a week today since I signed out of Facebook and Instagram and I'm feeling good. As I type this post, my phone is on the other side of the room. It's been picked up once today - when I needed to turn off my alarm this morning. Other than that, I haven't so much… Continue reading Some Thoughts On A Week Away From Social Media
It has been a while, a really long while, since I've read something that's creeped me out. I think the last thing was Algernon Blackwood's novella The Wendigo...and we're going back ages now. I thrive on scaring myself half to death, so being unable to find satisfyingly scary stories - or poems - has produced… Continue reading Writing In The Dark – Horror Writing Prompts
You know when I made that post about feeling at my most confident when I'm wearing black? Well, I should have mentioned that I also feel confident - extremely so - when I'm wearing a Lusekofte AKA a traditional Norwegian sweater. I also feel inspired, passionate and deeply connected to winter, the North and the… Continue reading Lusekofte Magick
Burned By The Stars Winter Longing Her Head Is Forever In The Mountains
Covid-19 has made life challenging, uncertain and fucking terrifying for people the world over. Mar a few comments months ago about missing going to the library, I haven't really spoken about Covid-19 here or anywhere else, because, frankly, I don't know what to say. I still find it all extremely surreal. I was in two… Continue reading Things That Have Been Making Me Sad And Pissed Off Recently
I set myself a challenge today - to try and create a self-portrait in an hour. This is something I'd never attempted to do before, nor even thought about doing prior to this morning. Considering I can sometimes take the best part of a day to create a single portrait that I'm happy with, creating… Continue reading Making A Self-Portrait In An Hour
I stopped and started and stopped and started with this blog post. Wondering, should I? Shouldn't I? I've decided to go ahead and post it, because someone else may be going through a similar experience, and nobody should have to struggle with this alone. There's no plan laid out of what I'm going to write,… Continue reading I Want To Love You – The Complicated Relationship I Have With My Face
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 