The blog title this week is from a song I grew up hearing, and that one line especially came to mind when I considered a lot of what I saw o...

"Spirit I" - original painting by the author Back at the dawn of civilization, a tribe of people from one area met a tribe of ...

Photo by Becky Plexco, at the NOLA Witches Ball 2013 Recently, I had the lovely opportunity to meet with a group of high school students...

I get twitchy when people talk about implementing uniforms in school, particularly "to crack down on bullying".  I attended Cath...

While I was away at PantheaCon, I received notice that this blog was nominated for DBQ's "Best Belly Blog" - thanks y...

"The Red God Revel" at PantheaCon (2004?) with T. Thorn Coyle on the left, Anaar on the right, Tempest in the middle (with horns...

Gertrude Stein (portrait by Pablo Picasso) writer, patron of the arts, revolutionary tastemaker & bad-ass I am easing my way back i...