Funny? Or Creepy?
My husband and I go walking several mornings a week before he goes to work. We usually do the same loop. Some days we do the loop in reverse. Several times we’ve run into a neighbor—an older gentleman who is also out getting his exercise in the morning. After seeing him often enough, we introduced…
Reframing, Gratitude, and Miracles
I had to reframe my entire day yesterday. It was very stressful from the time I got up until I got home around 4:30 pm. Money concerns, car issues, having to drive a car that was acting erratically when there was a threat of thunderstorms and flash flooding, getting caught in one of those downpours…
July 4th Reflections
This is an edited transcript July 4th Reflections from my Dragonlight Press Presents podcast on Spotify. Yesterday was July 4. As the holiday approached, I was experiencing a lot of ambivalence about it. Sometimes even irritation at the disconnect between celebrating what we call Independence Day while at the same time, all over the country,…
First Contact
Dúl recognized his error the second he entered The Cache. When he learned that Merc was heading to the club, he pictured something Manhattanesque. Something Manhattanesque based on the last time he’d had to foray into that kind of human establishment. When had that been? The 90s? 80s? Whatever. Things were very different here and…
Far Out of my Comfort Zone
Last night I read at an open mic night for the first time ever. I had no idea what to expect. When we got there–a place that was also new to me–we were met with pleasant surprises. The Unison Art Center in New Paltz, NY has a comfortable, welcoming vibe. The performances were really fun….
School Days
On the morning of my first day of human school, I faced the full-length mirror practicing shifting through different forms. I’d gotten better at controlling my shifts during the two years since I’d arrived in the Fringe. In the beginning, when I was in my girl body, they called me Mercy. When I was in…
Do Not Enter
A Bonus Companion Story to Umbra Do you prefer to listen? Check out the audio version at Dragonlight Press Presents on Spotify/ A changeling and a human walk into a bar… Sounds like the start of a bad joke, but nope it’s just a normal Saturday night in the Po-Town Fringe. The way they kept…
Separating the Artist from the Art
I found myself in the interesting position of having to challenge my responses to a particular artist and their art. There are often debates about whether one can separate an artist from the work they produce. Some consider such a separation as a cop out, ignoring questionable traits in the artist for the sake of…