Author: innowen

i was adopted. i was born into identity. i have no idea where i came from historically or ethnically. Therefore, i am a culture of myself. All the activities and chapters in my life created who i am today. i am free to select those i deem worthy of being in my family. i do not have to abide by longstanding rules or regulations. i do not have to follow in the footsteps of some long dead relative. i am a culture of myself. What i do, the things i believe in, and the rituals i make... build my identity. i am connected to nothing at all, and deeply connected to everything around me. i came from the earth. i am a true child of nature and spirituality. This is my gift.

A New Dress for SoM

Miscellany

So, in-between all this house hunting insanity (and it has been really insane, but that’s a topic for another post), my domain host sends me an email to let me know that my old theme’s design was compromised. Well, I…

It’s now 2012, and where have I been?!?!?

Miscellany

It’s 4 months into 2012 and I have been absent on this blog. Why? Well, there’s a lot of factors that have contributed to my absence. I got hit with plague, and con crud in December-February, and my depression has…

2011 in Books

Books

I stepped up my reading habits this year and here’s a nice graphic of all the books I read in 2011. I also completed my GoodReads.com reading challenge of 100 books in one year. Jaymi’s 2011 book montage Jaymi’s favorite…

Tarot Inspired Life

Tarot Inspired Life was written in 2011 as my first non-fiction (nano rebel) entry for NaNoWriMo. I am currently editing this book for publication. Usually I attempt to keep posts of my adventures through the month but as you can…

Kender’s New Toy

Geekery, Miscellany

For a year or two now, kender and I have been discussing the option of him getting his motorcycle license. Last Tuesday, this dream came true when he passed his license test with flying colors. Then he began the long…

Systems and Dealing with Overwhelm

Geekery, Miscellany, Writing

Since I returned home from the Readers Studio last Monday, I’ve had so much to write about. Namely, my experiences at the convention. In between writing those posts, comes all the other stuff that wants my attention. And while I…

Simplifying the Writing Notebook

Geekery, Writing

I’ve been keeping a writer’s journal/notebook/thing for years now. At first, I used a simple bound notebooks where I’d scribble stories, ideas for stories, freewriting, dialog snippets, and character descriptions. Later, I tracked submissions and notes on stories, freewriting, character…

Jaymi Elford

Author of Tarot Inspired Life and the Triple Goddess Tarot. Storyteller. Tarot Reader. Firespinner. Gamer.