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AD ASTRA PER ASPERA. With summer kicking up, I am reminded of Camp Mercury’s philosophy that growth and learning doesn’t happen while safely contained in bubble wrap. We have to be willing to have skin in the game, to be willing to fall flat. I’m a huge comics/sci-fi nerd, and one of the things that always brings me to […]. Filed under: fangirl. Filed under: geek. Deirdra, Shut Up and Write! Filed under: domestic. My very first food column! I haven’t been blogging much, but it doesn’t mean I ...I’m...
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AD ASTRA PER ASPERA. Feminist Hulk is deep. Deirdra@birdofparadox #YesAllWomen does not mean Yes, All Men. Thank you to the men who get that, and are standing in witness to women’s experiences. I’ve been cooking down my feelings, and plain and simple, it goes like this. When confronted with unspeakable violence toward women (and a subsequent outpouring of women’s similar experiences), I wish our […]. Filed under: activism. Love Letter to Mother Mississippi. Filed under: activism. Filed under: activism.
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BlogOfParadox » Through the Thicket
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AD ASTRA PER ASPERA. For years, I have been waging war against wild, barren brambles that have overtaken a section of my yard. I yank them up, only to have then defiantly crop up again, hardier than ever. For midsummer last year, I had the intention of uprooting them forever. I had grand plans to weave the strands into a wreath no matter the bloodshed and discomfort. I was beginning strong boundary work, and thought it would be an excellent talisman. Filed under: domestic. There are 2 Responses.
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AD ASTRA PER ASPERA. BirdOfParadox is a name I’ve used nearly everywhere for fourteen years. While I think it absolutely is relevant to the very nature of my art, I believe it no longer represents All My Parts. In the spirit of that, I’ll be transferring the BlogOfParadox to another undisclosed location. I’m in no rush to vacate my digital […]. Filed under: domestic. Filed under: domestic. Love Letter to Mother Mississippi. Filed under: activism. This cake is as wild as wolves, dark as hunters’ eye...
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BlogOfParadox » politics
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AD ASTRA PER ASPERA. Love Letter to Mother Mississippi. Dear Mississippi, how should I begin? As a Unitarian Universalist, I can only speak my own truth, which is informed by a deep relationship with the elements. Water: In heavy rain, cats yowling, the lightning in the sky giving me a glimpse of the Chunky River’s churning. A sudden doom fell upon my shoulders: I was moving […]. Filed under: love. Filed under: love. Confessions of a Former Corporate Goth. Filed under: adornment. Often, I hear older peop...
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AD ASTRA PER ASPERA. With summer kicking up, I am reminded of Camp Mercury’s philosophy that growth and learning doesn’t happen while safely contained in bubble wrap. We have to be willing to have skin in the game, to be willing to fall flat. I’m a huge comics/sci-fi nerd, and one of the things that always brings me to […]. Filed under: fangirl. Love Letter to Mother Mississippi. Dear Mississippi, how should I begin? Filed under: love. Love Letter to Mother Mississippi. Filed under: activism. I live on a...
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BlogOfParadox » Love Letter to Mother Mississippi
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AD ASTRA PER ASPERA. Love Letter to Mother Mississippi. I am sharing with you the message I presented at the UU Church’s Earth Day celebration. Dear Mississippi, how should I begin? In heavy rain, cats yowling, the lightning in the sky giving me a glimpse of the Chunky River’s churning. A sudden doom fell upon my shoulders:. I was moving somewhere they would name a river Chunky. Without a trace of irony. I lived in Miami, where I would burn through long sleeve tee-shirts, I lived in the Dutch Oven of pol...
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BlogOfParadox » food
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AD ASTRA PER ASPERA. BirdOfParadox is a name I’ve used nearly everywhere for fourteen years. While I think it absolutely is relevant to the very nature of my art, I believe it no longer represents All My Parts. In the spirit of that, I’ll be transferring the BlogOfParadox to another undisclosed location. I’m in no rush to vacate my digital […]. Filed under: domestic. Filed under: domestic. Filed under: food. Fennel with Pearled Barley Risotto. I posted a photo of my dinner to Twitter last night, and enou...
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BlogOfParadox » Shedding My Skin
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AD ASTRA PER ASPERA. BirdOfParadox is a name I’ve used nearly everywhere for fourteen years. While I think it absolutely is relevant to the very nature of my art. I believe it no longer represents All My Parts. In the spirit of that, I’ll be transferring the BlogOfParadox to another undisclosed location. I’m in no rush to vacate my digital nest: I’m currently working on a few very cool projects while I’m between full-time employment, including. Unf&$%ing my life with Transmogrifier Rhiannon Llewellyn.