Published in Esoteria·PinnedMember-onlyA Grounding Spell for the Wandering SoulWherever I lay down, there I am whole — Spell \ ˈspel \ 1: to form words with letters 2: a spoken form of words believed to have magic power The world is built out of stories we tell ourselves. Every time we speak we are casting spells, whether we realize it or not. To take back our power, we…Witch2 min readWitch2 min read
PinnedMember-onlyBeing Single Is the DefaultThinking that love can be found externally is a sign of a broken culture — Amatonormativity: the widespread assumption that everyone is better off in an exclusive, romantic, long-term coupled relationship, and that everyone is seeking such a relationship. I am many things, and perennially single is one of them. In my 15 or so “eligible” dating years, I have never once been in a…Relationships6 min readRelationships6 min read
Jan 12Member-onlyWhat is Measured and What is Owed?Reading Sarah Polley’s “The Woman Who Stayed Silent” — Change is the only constant. The human mind forgets this. Preferring to normalize, regulate, and otherwise maintain comfort and the illusion of safety, the human’s forgetfulness often manifests itself as apathy, ignorance, consumption, and the phrase, “That’s just the way things are.” Similar but different to “It is what it…Sarah Polley4 min readSarah Polley4 min read
Dec 9, 2022Member-onlyHave You Ever Tried to Quit Coffee?Like drinking borrowed energy from the future — August 11th, 2022 Gibsons, BC Over the weekend, I ate 2.5 grams of psilocybin mushrooms and went on a 8+ hour “trip.” Different from any psychedelic experience I’d had before, I felt discomfort in my body throughout and especially at the beginning. …Coffee6 min readCoffee6 min read
Dec 4, 2022Member-onlyWhat is My Value Under Capitalism?Learning to tell the difference between intuition and impulse — August 25th, 2022 Strathcona, Vancouver, Canada I had a session with an intuitive yesterday and I asked her about my health. In prepping questions for our session, asking about caffeine or sugar or weed never crossed my mind. Work. Love. Money. Travel. All the usual suspects. But my own embodied…Capitalism6 min readCapitalism6 min read
Nov 10, 2022Member-onlyThe Tyranny of ChoiceStories from the road: Istanbul — Not even 20 hours into my 10 day trip to Istanbul, I twist my ankle. Airport. Hostel. Sleepless night. Breakfast. Sunscreen. Bam. Down she goes. Marching confidently out of one of the most touristic parts of town, en route to a neighbourhood where secondhand clothing has been promised, (because somehow…Istanbul6 min readIstanbul6 min read
Nov 3, 2020Country Is A ConstructBorders are an illusion — Countries are a social contract between people and power. There is no pride in being American or Canadian. While it has been an expression of human nature to forge identity, the celebration of nationality is colonial violence. America, as an ideological concept that champions individualism, dominion, consumption, and the pursuit…Politics2 min readPolitics2 min read
Apr 9, 2020There Is No WorldExtinction. Rebellion. Evolution. Revolution. — Hello, my name is Kelly and I’m trying to save the world. It’s all I want to do these days. I cry and I write and I march and I yell and I scream and I beg and I rationalize with minds different from mine. Please won’t you join us…Environment4 min readEnvironment4 min read
Dec 2, 2019Be Kinder to Yourself, Save the WorldCapitalism — the driving force behind climate change — thrives on our shame and self-hatred — The Arctic is on fire. Humanity might not make it. Tipping points have been activated and social collapse isn’t far behind. The planet is in a very, very bad way, and it’s all our fault. But we keep talking about carbon emissions like they’re the problem. Carbon emissions are not…Future5 min readFuture5 min read
Published in Extinction Rebellion·Nov 18, 2019Vulnerability Will Save the WorldA friend asked me the other day, “What will it take for people to wake up?” — I paused. What would it take? I thought about the ice melting in Greenland at a rate not expected for 50 years. I thought the fires tearing across California, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate. …Climate Change5 min readClimate Change5 min read
