Moon Mondays: Take out the head-trash 

Moon Mondays: Take out the head-trash 

Are you fretting over Mercury going retrograde yesterday? Does it feel like the last thing you need right now is more stress — tech glitches, distractions, misunderstandings? Is the world about to finally succumb to complete chaos?  Humanity feels like it’s lost its...
Moon Mondays: Don’t let the raspberries rot

Moon Mondays: Don’t let the raspberries rot

Crazy as it sounds, I used to buy precious organic raspberries — the good ones, that cost extra — and then let them rot in my fridge. Why? Because they felt too special. I was unconsciously saving them for an imaginary rainy day, awaiting the perfect raspberry-eating...
Moon Mondays: Descent into fall 

Moon Mondays: Descent into fall 

Standing atop Tiehack last weekend, I was taken by autumn’s hush — the beauty that follows the blaze. Dispersed of the all-hailed foliage, the sunstruck yellows and striking reds, abundant from our drought-turned-monsoon harvest, the season now reveals a nuanced...
Moon Mondays: Boundaries don’t make you a jerk

Moon Mondays: Boundaries don’t make you a jerk

I watch too much TV. I stream way more than I want. I love to read, and as a writer, I could argue, I need to read more. But at the end of a busy day, I numbingly plop down with my iPad. It’s been bugging me for years, but have I changed this annoying habit with any...