occasional posts by risa aratyr
thoughts, news, and items of writerly interest
It’s been a long time since I cared to express my thoughts on politics in a public forum. I haven’t even cared to think about politics for years, though I do, of course. Think about politics. All the time. Out of necessity, really. Things have been so dire at home and abroad for so long, … Read more Bilbo Biden and the Seat of Power
Omigosh. Tomorrow is the longest day of the year. That makes tonight Midsummer’s Eve! (Or tomorrow night, depending on your time zone and celebratory preference.) It kinda snuck up on me. The modern Gregorian calendar world we live in has me habitually aiming my solstice sights on the 21st. Still, a day’s difference pre- or … Read more The Good Old Summertime
I tried. You know I tried. I mean, look at the archive! I’ve got a whole bunch of seasonally-inspired normal blogs going all the way back to… Ok, just five posts only going back to Lammas. I couldn’t even keep up the normal blog thing for a year. Normal, like, “Hello, folks! Here’s what I’m … Read more Ups & Downs
Brighde came storming in today. Knocked down two trees in Napa just to prove a point. I was all, what are you on about? You were champing at the bit to get here. Sent a robin to announce your arrival while we were still doing the Midwinter thing, fer feck’s sake. You’ve already covered the … Read more A Convo with Ms. B
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