“I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.” -DH Lawrence Read more →
Author: lonepeep
In The Morning
Musing thoughts on the Covid-19 lockdown & the state of society. Read more →
One Who Waits
My true name is Penelope – meaning “one who waits; weaver and unweaver” Read more →
War & Peace: A Travelogue
Road-tripped down the Oregon Coast, through several charming seaside towns. Tidy, old, weatherbeaten Cannon Beach. Unpretentious Manzanita. Their beaches stretched out on soft, light gold sand as waves came long and rolling. Read more →
Bermuda Triangle
On Mirrors, or Looking at Myself . . . The strange relationship between my grandmother, my mother and me. Read more →
My Thoughts on Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS)
Only in North America, where every human being possesses their own three square metre zone to command – along with the cleanest air on the planet – do we have the dignified luxury of complaining that someone in the room has put on too much patchouli before coming to the party. Read more →
The Dark Side of Promises
To most people in the world, a promise stands for a sort of vow. When you promise, you are swearing to never do otherwise than your promise. Then, if you break it, you are a bad and untrustworthy person. This means others have the right to shame, shun and abandon you. Read more →
The True Nature of Tattoos
I have found designing and imprinting permanent art on my body to be a soothing, cathartic and meaningful way to recognize themes, movements, changes, unions, balances and the workings of time, across the spectrum of my whole life. Read more →
What is a Mo-Fo?
When people hear this word thrown around, they instinctively cringe. They’re thinking of abominable acts. Understandably. Read more →
Drugs Aren’t the Answer
Most of us wish there was a little magic pill that could take away all of our suffering and our worries . . . Turns out, there is. Not just one, but many. Valium, Ativan, Xanax. Read more →
I Heart Jesus
Jesus was the first human rights crusader this world has ever adopted as one of its major leaders. Read more →
Man Cave, Red Tent
All I want is a few days relief. Just a quiet session in a tent. Just a long space in which to breathe and say nothing and let my body do its unwinding. Read more →