Tag: self-love

Belong To You – A Short Story

The light above mirror flickered. “I’m not listening to anything you have to say.” Devon said. The lights blinked on and off as if they were trying to talk to him in morose code. Devon knew that it was morose code, so he looked… Continue Reading “Belong To You – A Short Story”

OH YEAH – On Being a Bear

I’ve long struggled with my body and the way I see it. Having always been a bigger man, I’ve always felt like I didn’t belong in a world that likes to feature muscle men or gentlemen that are thinner in stature. I’m guilty of… Continue Reading “OH YEAH – On Being a Bear”

Tarot and Tattoos – The Journey and the Memory

When I started writing Queen of Swords, I knew that it would involve tattoos in some way. For me, tattoos have always been a way of marking the important moments in one life, of marking yourself with a period of time held in ink… Continue Reading “Tarot and Tattoos – The Journey and the Memory”

Dear 2022 – My Hermit Year

Dear 2022. My new years resolution for 2022 was to be kinder to myself. I took a roundabout way of getting there in the end. In October of 2021, I did my first round of mavenclad to combat my multiple sclerosis. It’s a chemo… Continue Reading “Dear 2022 – My Hermit Year”

Lessons My Father Taught Me/What I Taught Myself – A Poem

My father taught me to read a person’s body language, so that I could recognize when a punch was coming. I taught myself to read what a person’s body was saying, so that I could offer them comfort even if they didn’t say a… Continue Reading “Lessons My Father Taught Me/What I Taught Myself – A Poem”