Satisfaction. Indulgence. Smugness. Nine of Cups There are times when the best course of action is to just take a moment and make sure you are aware of all the good things around you. What have your troubles earned? What is there you to indulge in? Breath deep and indulge. These pleasures need not be … More Tarot Tuesday: Nine of Cups
Loving and giving. Freely giving basic needs. Queen of Pentacles Material concerns can be our most basic, and the suit of coins is often centered around the material world. Do we have enough food or wealth? Is that lack, or even abundance, causing strife in our lives? The Queen can be a subtle embodiment of … More Tarot Tuesday: Queen of Pentacles
A time of healing and rest. Or, perhaps, a warning of stagnation. Four of Swords Swords are often associated with trial. They can speak to what it takes to succeed in those trials, the dangers lurking in those trials, or perhaps even the cost of participating at all. The Four of Swords is a reminder … More Tarot Tuesday: Four of Swords
Charisma and positive energy. Creativity matched with action. King of Wands The suit of Wands tend to represent fire energy, while Kings can be stand-ins for action and personality. With those two elements to consider, it should be natural to consider the King of Wands as a leader with good ideas, a creative outlook, and … More Tarot Tuesday: King of Wands
Today Brent reads the 10th chapter of Sand, Sea and Stone “Day Two: Morning.” If you are enjoying this podcast please take a moment to rate and review Brent’s books on Goodreads. Both Deadly Troubadours and Sand, Sea and Stone could use some love. Visit the website at deadlytroubadour.com and like the book on Facebook. Deadly Troubadours can … More SSS Ch 10 Day 2: Morning
Protection or liberation? Sometimes change is needed. The Tower Sometimes we all need to protect ourselves. We build ourselves a tower that defends us from the dangers that can encircle us. But the tower itself entraps us inside with all the clutter, beliefs and ideas that keep us from changing and advancing. A disruption is … More Tarot Tuesday: The Tower (16)
Today Brent reads the 9th chapter of Sand, Sea and Stone “Talbert Gretchen: Kraken.” If you are enjoying this podcast please take a moment to rate and review Brent’s books on Goodreads. Both Deadly Troubadours and Sand, Sea and Stone could use some love. Visit the website at deadlytroubadour.com and like the book on Facebook. Deadly Troubadours can … More SSS Ch 09 Talbert Gretchen: Kraken
So, there is a saying that I’m going to butcher. It goes something like “good editing makes good writing great writing.“ That’s just some truth. But as true as it is it is hard to find any writer that loves editing. It’s hard to get into a groove. There is lots of head pounding and … More Best Read Aloud
The other day I finally got around to watching The Suicide Squad and really enjoyed it. I figured as good as it was I might as well check out Peacemaker. Here we are, three episodes in and it is getting a strong thumbs up. I love how it straddles that line by being somehow irreverent … More Not a Review: Peacemaker
Once upon a time, what feels like a lifetime ago, I was working towards my masters degree. To make sense of what I was researching I read a lot. A lot a lot. Including lots on power and gender. It’s funny what sticks with you. I had to look up Nancy Folbre, but I remember … More “Who Pays For the Kids”
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