Dreamtime

I ran across this piece I wrote on one of my morning walks while I was in New Orleans for Saints and Sinners in 2008. I thought some of you might enjoy visiting my rambling thoughts. :)

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After several very emotionally draining days, I’m finally setting down to write this. Some of the strain is due to the recent drama, some to sick kids, and a lot due to losing two friends to a move southwest of 1400 miles yesterday, friends that are more like my brother and sister than anyone I have ever known.

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For our Magic Chat today I thought I’d share with you one of my favorite articles written by my teacher and TOD (Temple of Diana) high priestess, Ruth Rhiannan Barrett.

Ruth Barrett, Temple of Diana Founder

 

We all have our own personal images of beauty, and the faces of the Goddess. I thought I might share some of mine. Everything is written by me except where noted. Enjoy! :)
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The CARL BRANDON SOCIETY recommends the following speculative fiction books by writers of First Nations/Native American heritage for American Indian Heritage Month: 

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The CARL BRANDON SOCIETY recommends the following speculative fiction books by writers of Latin American heritage for Hispanic Heritage Month:

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The CARL BRANDON SOCIETY recently recommended the following speculative fiction books for Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month:

The Carl Brandon Society recommends the following books, compiled form suggestions on the Carl Brandon Society list-serve, for Black History Month:

The Carl Brandon Society is dedicated to addressing the representation of people of color in the fantastical genres such as science fiction, fantasy and horror. They aim to foster dialogue about issues of race, ethnicity and culture, raise awareness both inside and outside the fantastical fiction communities, promote inclusivity in publication/production, and celebrate the accomplishments of people of color in science fiction, fantasy and horror.

This addition to the “Being Seen” article topics I wrote revealed itself to me during some rather heated poc/white fans debates online. It was a challenge to find a way to address that topic in a diplomatic manner at the time which so many raw emotion on both sides. I’d like to think the word O wrote then have as much meaning now.

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Awhile ago come poc friend and I were talking about our experiences when we first began to go to sci-fi and other fannish related conventions, and how they differed from our experiences now. For those interested on my thought on that topic you can find the piece below the cut :)

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Moondancer Drake is an author of environmental and spiritually driven multicultural fiction, especially paranormal lesbian romance. She is also a vocal advocate for civil rights and the responsibility of all people to take better care of Mother Earth.

She lives in Wisconsin with her family and is an active member of the Temple of Diana. She has been studying with teachers at the temple for the past few years and is working her way towards ordination as a Dianic priestess. Moondancer draws much of her inspiration from her spirituality as well as experiences as a Cherokee woman and a mother.

Moondancer’s first novel, Ancestral Magic, is scheduled for release in spring of 2008 through PD Publishing. She also has several stories out in an LGBT flash fiction Horror anthology called Chilling Tales of Terror and the Supernatural, and her story "True Love" appears in "I Do", a charity anthology benefiting Lambda Legal’s fight against anti LGBT laws like Prop 8. If you want to know more about Moondancer and her writing you can visit her at her website.

With the recent layoffs at LJ, many of us in the LJ community have worries about the connections we have there, and the writings that many of us have been posting and sharing for years (in my case since early 2007). For that reason I’ve opened a blog here so I can archive my most important writings/ramblings, as well as make a few new friend along the way. I hope you all will bear with me for the next few days while I set things up here, and perhaps you will all enjoy the writings I will share in the process of archiving. I promise, even for those who have been with me on LJ since the beginning, soon there will be new content for you, too.