Father John (content warning)

image link The following is drawn loosely from a documentary I saw and from watching scary movies.  Please be warned there is disturbing content and imagery that may be triggering.   The elderly priest shuffles down the stone path, carefully balancing with his cane, which is carved with the long-suffering face of a blood-soaked, thorn-crowned…

Quintessence

image link When your hand reaches for my breast, quintessence slaps it away. When your lips stretch towards mine, quintessence curls up and punches you in yours, In the night, when your sneaking leads to my room, quintessence grabs the knife. When you try to bend me over in your office, quintessence opens the door…

JUSTICE – Candice Louisa Daquin — TheFeatheredSleep

Candice Louisa Daquin speaks.  Please, listen, and let it seep into your being. Originally posted on Whisper and the Roar: Today my sisters and brothers there is simmering fine-grained rage in the quiet pockets of woman all around the world rage has not left the room it is bottled in corners like a fizzing drink…

Zero

image link Word of the Day Challenge — rubric BILL COSBY INITIAL PRISON THERAPY RUBRIC Date: ASAP Quarterly Updates for the Next ____Years Report #: 1 OBJECTIVE EXCELLENT 2 pts. COMPETENT 1 pt. NEEDS WORK 0 pts. SCORE Knowledge/ Understanding 20% I understand that my cycle of drugging then sexually victimizing others is wrong and…

The Second Third

image link Over 20 years ago, a class assignment was given to interview someone connected with my field of study.  I chose to interview a judge that had been at it for probably 40 years.  I wanted to try to get a sense of what conclusions he had drawn over his years on the bench…

D&D in the DOC

Follow the link to the article that inspired this post: Dungeons & Dragons in the Department of Corrections Excerpt:  A psychologist named Frode Stenseng at the University of Oslo differentiates between two types of escapism: “self-suppression escapism” and “self-expansion escapism.” The former is an avoidance tactic while the latter actively seeks new skills and strengthens…