Evolving Psychosis

Out of a barren wasteland of death and destruction,Comes lush and verdant blooms of creation.Are we so removed from this natural rhythm,Our corpses fed upon by a hungry schism? Searching for balance and order, creating false borders.Seeking purpose and meaning, forever feening.Purpose built without a clue.Delusional grip on limited view. Be stilled in the wild, … More From Death Comes New Life

Evolution I

April 28, 2023

My mother is gone, and our family has yet to recover. There were some great bonding moments between my father and I, yet even those have faded into the gray clouds she left behind. My sister went further down the spiral, now living in a halfway house. She makes progress from time to time, but … More Evolution I

Embrace

April 4, 2023

Allow feeling its rightful place.Experience, the very purpose.Embracing life’s offerings.Loosely grasping at the surface. It comes, it goes.Impermanence ebbs and flows. Great mother’s bloom.Rising from ancestral tomb. Many fruit lay bitter sweet.No less joy found to eat. All must rest in earthly slumber.Rising whole in greater number.

Uwharrie to Dutchman’s Creek Trail

March 13, 2023

I’m at a loss for words on this trip, but that may be more from exhaustion. This was the first long distance (13 mi) overnight hike of the year for this middle aged, out of shape, desk dweller. I didn’t bring a camera other than my cell phone this round, as I tried to limit … More Uwharrie to Dutchman’s Creek Trail

23

March 8, 2023

23 years ago, I couldn’t imagine still being alive, let alone in a place where I wanted to live. I felt helpless, hopeless and beyond redemption. I carried with me a suitcase full of issues that could fill a library. Struggling with ideas of heaven and hell, I was damned, lost, dubbed demon by all, … More 23

North Myrtle Beach, SC

February 13, 2023

Say Hello To My Little Friend

February 6, 2023

Boredom and Creativity

January 5, 2023

Creativity seems to require a bit of boredom and/or displeasure in life as it stands. Why else would we be compelled to create something that isn’t there, or to look at things through a different lens (pun intended). Today is a day where nothing is wrong, but nothing seems to go right. Lack of proper … More Boredom and Creativity