Grieving, Post-Quarantine

Numb is a good word. It’s been two and a half weeks since Ricky died, and I am embarking on the long business of wrapping up his life, wrapping up our life. If were able, I would take this slowly, but as it is, my lease ends on June 30, and there’s a lot of … Continue reading Grieving, Post-Quarantine

You Can’t Always Get What You Want, Another Essay on Love Astrology: The 5th House and Identity

Try to stay alive long enough to experience the joy of melting onto the object of your affection at least once. It’s totally worth the wait. The fifth house is the house of romance and the house of self-expression. That’s not an accident: we tend to crush on and pursue the people who represent something … Continue reading You Can’t Always Get What You Want, Another Essay on Love Astrology: The 5th House and Identity

Heaven is a Place on Earth: We Are the Starmakers and the Stars Themselves

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOGEyBeoBGM Upvote if you roller skated to this song back in the 80s. I don't tell people what I do in the woo closet, unless they already know. I am comfortably ambivalent with my own spiritually. For the sake of efficiency, if you were to ask me what my religion is, I will say I'm … Continue reading Heaven is a Place on Earth: We Are the Starmakers and the Stars Themselves