5 of wands, inverted

"learning how to focus energy
or direct enthusiasm in productive ways."

always a lesson worth repeating. 

the six parts of jesus

1.
teeth white like
bird shit on a black
honda parked
in the sun on a tuesday
in hollywood.

2.
a single red shoe
worn in & cracked
at the bends in the leather
laces never tied--
he trips often.

3.
attached to the back
of his head like voldemort
a second, feminine face
complete with a ring
of worn purple lipstick.

4.
two eyes.
two testicles.

5.
"I can't draw a picture
of my father because
I don't remember
his face."

6.
those pesky nails
crusting into his hands
& feet, "I've an itch 
I can't scratch"
he says.

excerpt from a work in progress:

"a hundred miles out in the ocean
my body rolls on the horizon
& all that exists is blue"

features

I'm really excited that my visual work; spanning photography, digital collage, & other mediums, is featured on potluck mag this week. Check back every day through the 14th for visual bits by me. Follow me on twitter for direct links to new stuff.

WORK - POTLUCK MAG.

"only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity."

-Pema Chodron, The Places That Scare You.

trying tarot again

earlier in the week I started doing a single card tarot reading every morning. I'm trying to hold myself to it.

The Star,
hope, openness, calm, especially after a crisis or an explosion of some sort.
healing & regeneration.
let others see the real you.
physical confidence.
don't hide yourself for fear of other people's disapproval or scorn.

how do you open yourself up to the world? how do you create that connection?

The Star says: you learn by doing.

notes on memory

 

taking notes on memory.

how does the brain work?