occasional posts by risa aratyr
Risa Aratyr Winter is far from bleak in my personal little world. I’m feeling pretty perky physically and mentally, I have a couple of nifty, low-stress projects percolating, and I’ve got plenty of time to indulge in idle and guilty pleasures. What’s more, the weather has been marvelously cold and wet, a throwback to the pre-climate-disaster olden … Read more In the Bleak Midwinter
If these seasonal posts prove anything, it’s that I have a penchant for poetry. For others’ poetry, I’m saying. Oh, I’ve dabbled in the art. Even written a scant handful of poems I like, and a couple I’m actually proud of. But I’m a blatherer. When I write, it’s at length. I pack my sentences … Read more Summer’s End
Mostly I come up with my own titles. Today, I’m just jumping on the bandwagon. Autumn Leaves the Elder (first to penetrate my consciousness) is the latest post from unironedman, a blog you should absolutely be reading. If you’re not yet subscribed, that italicized bit is a link, so go do yourself a favor. In … Read more Autumn Leaves #3
After all the cautionary tales I’ve read — and taken to heart — about the perils of abjuring the safety of the festival fires to wander the wilds on cross-quarters or dare the wide world on full moons, you’d think I’ve have planned my son’s visit more carefully. Ah, but I was focused on making … Read more Travelling at Lughnasadh
A NOTE ON THIS POST – I wrote this the day the U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting on Russia and Ukraine. Didn’t seem the right time to publish it. In the ensuing weeks, R&U tensions escalated, the “Freedom Convoy” cemented its occupation of Ottawa, ‘Liz tested positive, ‘Murica passed 900,000 COVID deaths, and … Read more Unresolved