Beautiful Hitchhiker

Beautiful Hitchhiker

Not all my stories are about the Coming of the Dark. Sometimes, we’re given a moment of beauty that reminds us that Nature continues to gift us, if we pay attention. As I pulled out of the parking lot of the Price Chopper today, a tiny butterfly, about the size of a...
FIND YOUR INNER CORK

FIND YOUR INNER CORK

Some months, weather gives us a surreal dichotomy. Several years ago, here in Upstate New York it was glorious early spring weather, and the windows were open and the birds were singing their “hey, you wanna build a nest” songs — while in Texas there was the...
BOUNDARIES,BOUNDARIES, BOUNDARIES

BOUNDARIES,BOUNDARIES, BOUNDARIES

Okay, this the story of a week that could, as my Britfriends say, “get in the bin.” But boy howdy, was it a lesson I needed. Being in someone else’s famous book as a highlighted contributor is a two-edged sword. I’m one of the four original channels in Robert...
Friendship: Take Some Tips From Your Cat

Friendship: Take Some Tips From Your Cat

When you watch cats — dogs too, but I’m a Momcat, after all — there is almost always a physical connection. Two cats sleeping together will find a way for one body to touch another as they sleep. Why? It’s comfort. It’s knowing there is another being out there who is...
86 the Judgements

86 the Judgements

A couple of years ago, I had a surprising but interesting morning… The folks at Sap Bush were shorthanded, so I got to put on an apron and channel Flo from the 1970s sitcom.     I’d waitressed in college. It was like riding a bike. When dishes needed doing,...
Praise and Blame, All the Same

Praise and Blame, All the Same

“Praise and blame, all the same.” It’s a favorite saying of a very wise friend and mentor of mine. It was clearly in evidence last week.   One day, I received two emails full of complaint:  a negative review on Best Psychic Directory saying I did not answer her...