The Oklahoma wind, now understood not just as a physical force but as a carrier of mana, had been a constant companion in my life, even before I truly recognized its deeper language. My journey to becoming a mystic, to wielding the very elements in service of a wounded Earth, began not with a grand… Continue reading Chapter Two: The Symphony of Storms and Souls
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Chapter One – A Small Town in Oklahoma of Many Ways
The Oklahoma wind, typically a ceaseless song of wheat fields and highway hum, had, for the past week, carried a different resonance through Bethany. It was subtle at first, a shift in the air that some attributed to an unusually dry spring, others to the lingering scent of pollen. But I, Elara Riveras , knew better.… Continue reading Chapter One – A Small Town in Oklahoma of Many Ways
A Memorial Day Post from a Mad Giver
Went with my father to go visit the “fam” at Bethany Cemetery. I knew my grandma and grandpa were out there and always say hi when I’m driving by (and occasionally go to visit them – leaving my mark, a chewed piece of gum for grandma to use when she rolls over in her grave… Continue reading A Memorial Day Post from a Mad Giver
Brain Dump
Feeling: Inspired to Journal Listening To: Fanward Podcast w/ Holland Roland Working On: nothing, just tinkering around Been Watching: (with the fam) Star Trek Enterprise Season 1 I know I’m crazy. I talk to Elon Musk. When I go to my psychiatrist, he talks to me in my head. When I go out to dinner… Continue reading Brain Dump
DND NBA Playoffs Shirt
Feeling: Upset – my psychiatrist changed my meds to something new and expensive 🙁 Listening To: Google I/O ’25 Keynote, Everything, Everyday, Everywhere Working On: nothing, just tinkering around Reading: Peter Pan, wishing I had this copy Which Shirt is Best for D&D Players in OKC? Listening to the BBALL game tonight on there radio. … Continue reading DND NBA Playoffs Shirt
Mycelium Matriarch
Feeling: Disappointed that I Woke Up so Late – Damn My Meds Listening To: Becoming You and Livingston – Nightlight Working On: Kustom Imprints Local Embroidery Pages, Fanward (posting new vids) Ideas: Seeing if Jennifer wants to work with me on a project of some kind, or if I can help her sign up on… Continue reading Mycelium Matriarch
Water Flows
Water is my superpower. In 2007 I went in for a craniotomy under the care of Dr. Benjamin White and Dr. Wayne Berryhill to dig out the remaining tumor that was twisted around inside the bone behind my left ear. I had been meditating at great lengths and finding myself lost in Eckart Tolle, Wayne… Continue reading Water Flows
Really Guys? I Don’t Need Pot
Feeling: All Tangled Up Listening To: The Case Against Reality and https://youtube.com/shorts/QgseFCcyzXU?si=16Td2sDPC4zxUBib Working On: Fanward SOP(?) and Kustom Imprints April Reports Ideas: Annie Mann and Heather Bush and Paige and Piper and/or Anna Resnik Henson and Kristin Woodward start music composition competitions and online “music theory/mixing/composition in the cloud” class for the summer for kids. … Continue reading Really Guys? I Don’t Need Pot
This!
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Ordinary
[Verse 1] They say, “The holy water’s watered down And this town’s lost its faith Our colors will fade eventually” So, if our time is runnin’ out Day after day We’ll make the mundane our masterpiece [Pre-Chorus] Oh my, my Oh my, my love I take one look at you [Chorus] You’re takin’ me out… Continue reading Ordinary