I am driving down the freeway during my lunch hour, leg propped up against the door, window down. It’s a beautiful afternoon. I should be having a coffee and walking along the beach, I think. I sigh, glancing over at my to do list for this hour: Target, Trader Joe’s, car wash. Glancing back at […]
Almost immediately after the election—which I’ve come to think of as the Zombie Apocalypse—I received an email from novelist Carolina De Robertis. She was inviting authors of all types to write essays (in the form of letters) which would be part of an anthology called Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times. […]
Most of us have had the sad opportunity to reflect on how relationships fail. Whether you’re currently in a floundering relationship, or just ended one, or have been single forever because you’re afraid of failing again—at some point you ask yourself “How did we go wrong?†And, even more painfully, “How did I go wrong?†[…]
The June influences begin with the New Moon in Gemini on May 25th. Gemini is ruled by the planet Mercury. So, this cycle is about communication. A little before the meeting of the Sun and Moon, social Venus in Aries squares Pluto, planet of transformation, in Capricorn, bringing up relationship issues, especially those involving finances […]
Party at the Palais Royal It was finally late enough to get on my Vespa and drive over to the Palais Royal. Emma’s parents lived on the fifth floor in Rue de Beaujolais. Emma herself had her own “atelier†in the 14th arrondissement, although she had nothing to do with art. Opening the massive, polished […]
I felt attracted to girls at a very young age. I came from a large family in the Lake Minnetonka area of the Twin Cities and every morning in summer we kids were released after breakfast to explore the neighborhood around the lake. I would often be alone, preferring to fish on the dock by […]
It was running that taught me the best metaphors for hard times. Just put one foot in front of the other. Healing isn’t a steady upward trajectory. Last week, I stood in my backyard, hands on my hips, watching the steady demolition of my 80-year old garage. As the whole thing came down and eventually […]
Many years ago a young woman came to my office for consultation about a very specific question. She asked “Do you think lesbian bed death is inevitable?â€Â Her story was sadly familiar. She had been living with her partner for 12 years, the past 5 without sex. She was unhappy about this, but her partner just […]
The New Moon in April occured just before dawn on Wednesday, April 26th. As the Sun and Moon meet in Taurus. Mercury, planet of communication, and Uranus planet of invention, both in Aries, are close by degree to the meeting, bringing exciting possibilities for this lunar cycle, and encouraging innovative solutions. Taurus is considered the […]
So I go to the East Coast Pride Festival in Kent, CT. produced by Anne Lipume. And it was a gorgeous piece of land with a lake and a zip line and basketball and ping-pong and kayaks and fire pits and FOOD!! OMG the chef was amazing. And unfortunately it rained quite a bit so we […]
Hang on, it's going to be a wild ride!
Robin
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