Introducing Photographer, Pat Thomas of PhotoPhetish

July 11, 2018 0 Activism, Community, GLBTQIA+, Nature, Pets, photography, Sylva, WNC, Writing by

The muses have been busy in my life. In addition to music, I’ve been busy writing. There are sketches too, but nothing I’m willing to share. For a while, it was overwhelming how fast things were coming to me. Trying to keep up with the creative flow while also trying to promote my new novel […]

Friends and Nature

June 27, 2018 0 Beech Mountain, Blue Ridge, GLBTQIA+, Hiking, Nature, Pets, photography by

Telling a new friend about Beech Mountain, she mentioned it seems lonely. It’s not a lonely place here for me, but it is a quiet place. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that nature is my friend. I’ve always known that of course. The following pictures are photos of my friends […]

What the World Needs Now

June 25, 2018 0 Being, Gay, GLBTQIA+, Lesbian, Lesbian, Love by

“What the world needs now, is love sweet love, that’s the only thing that there’s just too little of….” “What the world needs now is love…”  This song comes back to me as I think about a conversation with a new friend. The song puts me in the back seat of my mom’s green Monte […]

My Own Kind of Pride Celebration – Juneteenth 2018

June 19, 2018 0 Art, Being, Gay Rights, GLBTQIA+, Lesbian, Love, Reflection, Spirit by

Though this year has been challenging in many ways, it has also been good. I’m having my own kind of pride celebration now. I’ve been blessed to have accomplished a lot of my life goals. After finishing my third book, I have been thinking about the next creative project. Do I start on book two […]

Dreaming Cats

June 13, 2018 0 Beech Mountain, Being, GLBTQIA+, Grief, Spirit, Time by

Dreams of cats. Jung had a good time with that symbolism.  I’m sure Freud did too, but my dreams resonate with Jung’s dream analysis much more than Freud. This was the best dream of a cat I had ever had. I’m not going into the other dreams because that’s way too personal. This was a […]