Dear Bean, Though I’ve felt blessings from your grown, tended, matured, picked, roasted, and ground sacrifices untold times, I ask myself, have I uttered sincere worded verse that your tiny ears have heard? Gazed gratefully into your tiny, beneficent eyes so they might see my soul’s satisfaction? I do thereby publicly proclaim my adoration this…
A2Z 2026 Chalchiuhtlicue
Chalchiuhtlicue (Aztec) Chalchiuhtlicue is the goddess of rivers, lakes, and water, who plays a crucial role in the Aztec pantheon. Her significance extends beyond mere representation of water; she embodies the life-giving and destructive powers of this essential element. Chalchiuhtlicue is the wife of Tlaloc, the rain god, and together they symbolize the interconnectedness of…
A2Z 2026 — Bast
Bast (Egyptian) Bast (aka Bastet) was one of the most popular goddesses of ancient Egypt. She is generally thought of as a cat goddess. However, she originally had the head of a lion or a desert sand-cat and it was not until the New Kingdom that she became exclusively associated with the domesticated cat. Even then, she remained true…
#FF — For Sally
PHOTO PROMPT © Roger Bultot For Sally Our family moved to the mountain after my sister, Sally, got gang-raped in the city. Daddy, being a jack-of-all-trades, got what they call a quick reputation with his apple jack. He traded Ol’ Pete one of Mama’s second-hand quilts for a truckload of corn. Sally and I toted…
A2Z 2026 — Amaterasu
Welcome to Day 1 of A2Z 2026. Am looking forward to sharing what I have learned about Goddesses from All Times and Places. The letter illustrations by Cari Buziak have been colored by me and used in other A2Z’s. The goddess illustrations by Marty Noble have been colored by me and are used whenever a…
WMM 2026 Day 31 — Hania Rani
Hania Rani, Credit: Photo: Elizabeth Gillis/NPR If I were to describe music, I think for me it’s a mix of subconsciousness and something beyond human perception – an elusive, fleeting fabric that can move us through time. — from interview at Culture.PL Hania Rani (nee Hanna Raniszewska) (b. 9/5/90) is a Polish pianist, composer and singer. She was…
dVerse Haibun Monday — Why is a raven like a writing desk?
Why is a raven like a writing desk? A glazed-circled pill, washed down with last elixir from the magic bean pot, soon called to me, “Come out and play, little Alice!” No longer small, I managed to crawl through the shrinking doorway to robin’s egg blue, glittered with sunbeams. “WHERE ARE YOU?” I boomed with…
Tao-Talk 