Eid, which began June 4 this year, is the three-day celebration that ends the month of Ramadan. I’m straddling two competing emotions right now: the resentment I mentioned last week that I really want to let go of, and gratitude, which seems to me to be the perfect antidote. Let’s go all-in for gratitude forContinueContinue reading “Ramadan 2019: V: Eid: And Thoughts about Gratitude”
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Coyote Ate the Stars-Award Winner
Originally posted on Finnian Burnett:
Many years ago, a character popped into my mind and never left. He was a loner—obese, disfigured, quiet and full of self-doubt—but he had an inner well of strength that he almost knew was there. His name was Coyote Jones and for years, maybe even a decade, I tried to…
Best Offer I’ve Had in Months
Ramadan begins in early May. My church buddy Marie has offered to fast with me for a week of it this year. Yay Marie! Yay Ramadan! I ordered a book about fasting. It’s one thing to fast on your own, as you were taught by a devout Muslim. It’s another to pass along the properContinueContinue reading “Best Offer I’ve Had in Months”
Ramadan 2018: The Eid Party Was a Smashing Success
My friends are the best. I remember a time after I moved back to Lansing when I felt isolated and lonely. Now my life is full of close friends and I am so grateful for them. Everyone came with a great attitude. They were thrilled to celebrate with me, and while I said there wasContinueContinue reading “Ramadan 2018: The Eid Party Was a Smashing Success”
Church Shopping with Marie
When I got through the December month-about-God sermons and made my decision not to join the UU church at that time, I had a plan. The plan was to co-facilitate the BYOT class this winter, attend UU services regularly, and go back to being a language learning buddy with the Refugee Development Center at theContinueContinue reading “Church Shopping with Marie”
Natalie
What do a triumphant band of Lesbian Separatists living on Belle Isle, a randy crew of S/M practitioners somewhere to the southeast of Lake Superior and a hopeful group of youngish anarchists have in common? They took over the UP in a story my friend Natalie and I wrote “across the pond” the year sheContinueContinue reading “Natalie”
This? This Is Why Dragon Rocks
Hubby formed a book club through work that’s been meeting for 4 years. That’s where I met Dragon. Hubby calls us the MSU girlzzz as we both graduated from there (she has an MFA, I have a BA through MSU). Dragon and I enjoyed reading books together so much that we started a separate bookContinueContinue reading “This? This Is Why Dragon Rocks”
