occasional posts by risa aratyr
As a rule, I’m not partial to discussing current events. Verbal dissection of the situation — political, environmental, social, or cultural — invariably leads me to the conclusion that we’re going to hell in a handbasket and there’s fuck-all we can do about it. At that point, my discomfort level hits critical, my brain shuts … Read more Enough Rope
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