Danse Macabre

Outside my window in the alleyway the tinny throbbing beat of old fashioned electro dance rises up into my room… Read more Danse Macabre

Sex positive feminism is not feminism at all (Trigger warning – discussion of paid sex, violence and rape)

I don’t like shopping on California, with it’s fifty dollar king crab legs and filletted cuts of meat that litter… Read more The City’s Table

There is a 1 and 2 count against Ohtani in this battle between him and Thorpe pitching for the Twins.… Read more Ohtani, the unicorn

I make snap judgements about people by the songs they write. I know for a fact I would dislike Donovan… Read more It is a wonder any of us are sane

For Free is one of my favorite Joni songs, I have always loved her spirit, her frank open beauty and… Read more …and he played real good for free

I never had David Gilmour down as a dog. I never had him down as a sheep or a pig… Read more Dave Gilmour, The Dog: A momentary lapse of being rock’s nice guy?

I put my supper on a while ago, but pressed the wrong button on the rice cooker and set it… Read more Rice cookers and miso paste

I am scared most of the time. I am scared of other people, their reactions, and the ways they can… Read more Anxiety

There is a certain grace to being in exile, a certain élan, a kind of style. There is a kind… Read more Exile