Posts tagged reflection
A Journey in Winter – Walking with Ceridwen and The Cailleach
A Journey in Winter – Walking with Ceridwen and The Cailleach

"I’ve always valued a no-nonsense approach to most problems, while knowing I’m an intuitive, emotional, airy fairy creature most of the time – the growth for me has been in combining them."

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Personal Essay, WitchcraftKate Garrettceridwen, cailleach, pagan, paganism, irish goddess, goddess of winter, childhood, growing up, aging, women aging, women healing, self-reflection, reflection, scotland, ireland, parenthood, motherhood, witch, witchcraft, a wrinkle in time, the golden girls, spiritual, spirituality, spiritual relationship, crone, crone goddess, teen years, teenager, winter, wales, england, travel, traveling, edinburgh, problem solving, myths, legends, myths and legends, spiritual support, personal essay, storytelling, journeyComment
The Stages of Identity
The Stages of Identity

My identity isn’t something I’m ashamed about. Being bisexual is part of who I am. And I’ve been comfortable with who I am for quite a while now, despite all the messy feelings and questioning as I came to know myself.

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Personal Essay, PoetryIsabella Zellerbachsexuality, women's stories, poetry, personal essay, identity, coming of age, accepting self, self-acceptance, self-love, family, relationships, being ourselves, new year, new year resolutions, resolutions, who we are, 2020, reflection, reflections, religion, communication, poem, poetry for womxn, latinx poetry, queer, queer women, queer poetry, LGBT, lgbtqia, lgbtq, lgbtq poetryComment
taking stock // setting intentions
taking stock // setting intentions

“Coffee to go & feeling kicked in the chest by the passage of time. Thinking of my youngest child, my solstice baby, turning two on the longest night of the year; realizing that he’s officially a toddler now, not a baby, & I will never have any more babies.”

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Personal EssayJessie Lynn McMainsjessie lynn mcmains, reflection, reflections, playlist, end of year playlist, end of decade playlist, meowlist, mortality, motherhood, winter, melancholy, tori amos, the pretenders, 2000 miles, silent all these years, children, having kids, solstice, california, oakland, marriage, womxnhood, womanhood, heatbreak, poetry, joshua tree, hollywood forever, peter lorre, dee dee ramone, patti smith, chicagoComment
I Keep Meaning to Write About the Day You Were Born
I Keep Meaning to Write About the Day You Were Born

“I’m not saying in those years I tried to forget you but I tried to stop remembering you… I could not forget you anymore than I could forgive myself for trying to.”

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Creative Non-FictionSubmissionadoption, motherhood, parenthood, holly pelesky, creative non-fiction, creative writing, cnf, pussy magic, literature, literary community, children, adulthood, choices, decisions, pro-choice, women, women's issues, reflectionComment
A Small Contemplation of the First Harvest Season
A Small Contemplation of the First Harvest Season

"Before I knew I was a witch, or understood any specifics about paganism, I was living a somewhat pagan life – because that’s a country upbringing for you (and the word pagan does come from paganus, meaning ‘villager’ or ‘rustic’): whatever the earth is doing, you’re right there with her."

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Personal Essay, Ritual, WanderlustKate Garrettkate garrett, paganism, bruton park, contemplation, reflection, harvest, august, end of summer, harvest season, poetry, poem, women who write, photography, lughnasadh, paganus, christianity, pagan christianity, irish pagan festivalComment