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My grandma passed away recently. I was there with my aunts, my sister, and my niece. All women huddled together to comfort each other and to walk Grandma home. It’s miraculous how much beauty and truth can be experienced in grief. Our family hadn’t seen each other much in recent years—but in those moments gathered… Read more
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I could title every blog post with Baldy (fill in the blank), because everything I do, I do bald. This weekend, I baked sourdough bread. I baldly baked bread. I love alliteration. I’ve been nurturing a sourdough starter for about a year now, and this was my best loaf yet. Same starter and ingredients as… Read more
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It’s been a while since I’ve written here. I stepped back because I wasn’t feeling so “baldly forward” or confident. If anything, I was feeling baldly backward, not just in how I view myself, but in the stories I often tell myself about living as an Alopecian. Isn’t that a cool name? I had no… Read more
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Many years ago when I was but a wee lass, I met one of my spiritual teachers. What I mean by “wee lass” is that I was in my 30s—which is what we 50 year olds consider “wee.” Anyhow, I was working different jobs to make ends meet while I pursued music and raised my… Read more
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It’s been a while since I’ve posted. Good to spend some time looking ahead today. I’m sitting at my desk, gazing out the window at around 10-11 inches of snow. This is unusual for Kentucky, so it’s magical and very peaceful. Being isolated in a peaceful place because of the weather is nice after what… Read more
Baldly Forward 