occasional posts by risa aratyr
I’d been looking forward to supper. N.’s passion and calling is culinary art; when she feeds a crowd it’s a gustatory event not to be missed. Her menu was sweet simplicity in the time-honored traditon of BBQ — grilled chicken, potato salad, coleslaw and vanilla ice cream. Her execution, as usual, was exceptional. Bits of crunchy, diced color adorned … Read more Single-File Spirituality
So. Fate gave the Wheel of Fortune a might spin, catching us all off guard. It hasn’t been easy, clinging to splintering spokes as the Wheel hurtled through fire and flood and careened against mountains, as the winds roared against us, striving to pluck us from our purchase. It’s not over, it’s not done. … Read more Twist of Fate
It shook me up to learn there’s widespread agreement within the scientific community that we — we the planet — have entered a new geological age. The “new age” part is no surprise. I’m an earth-worshipping pagan, fer chrissakes. I’ve been bearing witness to the passing of the old epoch and rise of the … Read more Age of Aquarius, Revisited
I just talked my way out of a job. A big job. A double-digit thousand dollar job. Dimiter and I met on a show about two years back. He’s a pretty extraordinary guy, a Bulgarian-born actor, director, acting coach, musician and gourmet chef, among other things. Dimiter has written a book; a dual-purpose “how-to” … Read more In Decline
My old cell phone was slim, durable, and bare bones basic. It didn’t take pics or double as a computer. It had a calendar, but I rarely referred to it. It would have woken me up or reminded me of appointments, but I never asked it to. It displayed the date and time, sent and … Read more Making it Personal