Thoughts on my own journey through the healing arts, and some wisdom I’ve learned along the way. . .
The Red Birds
“The Red Birds” is part of a larger body of work called The Red Collection, which I’ve created a space for since many of the beautiful journals that have published my lyrical essays so far are no longer in publication, and as a multimedia project, a website is the best place to share it. This essay was going to be published in the Transformative Power of Art Journal before it went out of funding. It is such an integral part of my project, I have posted it here to get it out in the world.
The Red Spine Dance
“The Red Spine Dance” is part of a larger body of work called The Red Collection, which I’ve created a space for in honor of the beautiful journals that have published them so far. This essay was first published by Megan Febuary in the For Women Who Roar anthology on January 4, 2023. Since those links aren’t permanent, I have re-posted it here.
The Red Coral Road
The Red Coral Road” is part of a larger body of work called The Red Collection, which I’ve created a space for in honor of the beautiful journals that have published them so far. This essay was first published by K’in: A Literary Journal Celebrating the Range and Diversity of Voices Under Our One Sun in the November 2021 issue. Since this journal unfortunately no longer exists, I have re-posted it here.
The Red Frame
“The Red Frame” is part of a larger body of work called The Red Collection, which I’ve created a space for in honor of the beautiful journals that have published them so far. This essay was first published by Waxwing in Issue 6 on June 15, 2015. Since those links aren’t permanent, I have re-posted it here.
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