Richmond/RVA ⁽⁴⁾

While I’ve been procrastinating here I’ve spent a lot of that time working on my other thing. That’s a whole different conversation, though. Concurrently, I was working through many of the same branding and marketing worksheets and writing prompts as Ava. Sometimes I had some real insight. Other times I…

If you’ve spent any time with me, you know I love rats. I tend to love animals that others don’t, often animals considered to be “pests” because these animals are actually very clever survivors. Rats are one of them, though the reason I love rats is that I’ve had them…

All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. Tolkien's verse has rung through my head for years. I've wandered the globe, lived in other countries, and yet am…

First published on Medium under another name in 2019. I still have both bracelets. The last time I was in Richmond, a couple weeks ago, I got myself a present I’ve been wanting for a while. A couple years ago, I made an attempt at starting a relationship with a…