I watched a beautiful 3 minute film this morning, shared into my inbox by the Centre for Humans and Nature, a digital and print press that explores what it means to be human in an interconnected world.Before I ditched my Meta apps, I was woefully lax on actually reading their, or any, newsletter content. One of … Continue reading rehomed
writing
hares
What is it about hares that makes them so emotive? The big, doleful eyes? Soft ears, that stretch down the back, like Rapunzillian hair? The gentle curve of a velveteen nose that you know is counting time, like a heartbeat? Michelle Shore, amazing illustrator for ‘Walk The Wheel – tales of the turning seasons’, has … Continue reading hares
springing back to life
Sun is up and Spring is here!Wake up all and have no fear.It’s time for greening, winter’s done.Welcome Spring and welcome Sun! ~ the Song of Waking I’ve been basking in the strengthening Spring sunshine this morning, then shivering in the chill wind that still seems to be breathing Winter down collars and under coats. The season … Continue reading springing back to life
a lammas story – the burning
First Harvest And the Lady is called to perform the hardest of her duties for the Land that she was promised to when she was born. She takes a sharp, silver sickle and presses it to the skin of her Great Love. Watches them bleed. Bleed until they are dry. And when they are dry, … Continue reading a lammas story – the burning
new world, new wheel
I’ve noticed a growing dissonance between the traditional Wheel of the Year, its eight festivals neatly spaced six weeks apart, and the actual turning of the seasons in my part of the world. Unlike the Wheel, which so neatly fits into our calendar, the seasons no longer feel entirely reliable or predictable. Nor does their … Continue reading new world, new wheel
the importance of pronouns
I’m about a week late in learning that October 19th 2022 was International Pronouns Day. Pronouns are something that, as a writer and wordsmith, I find absolutely fascinating; particularly since the discourse around them has really ramped up over the last few years. Of course, the variety of pronouns now in use, and that can feel so … Continue reading the importance of pronouns
Lammas – making space for the chaos and the compassion
Want me to read this to you? Click here. I’m watching two large sycamore trees ripple as I write; the wind is pushing gently from the west to twist half of its leaves onto their backs, revealing their pale bellies to the last of the day’s sunlight. It is a marked change from this morning … Continue reading Lammas – making space for the chaos and the compassion
Keli Tomlin Ceremonies 