The Autumn equinox is a time of balance between darkness and light, and that surely describes perfectly the times we are living in, and attempting to find our way through. For most folks, stress levels are up, politics are dividing the country, and there’s a lot of Mouse Medicine happening. WHAT! Mouse Medicine??? Yes, stick [...]
Hello again dear ones, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-4jgoC23FY&t=5s This is a link to my part of the Forbes Library closing reception: In This Together: An Art and Poetry Exhibit on Human and Planetary Health, from the evening of August 31st, 2021 Change is the first poem. After reading the second poem, Live Like A Dog, don’t miss the ending, where I turn [...]
I received an Honorable Mention for my article submission in this year’s Writer’s Digest Annual Competition. Writer’s Digest has been shining a spotlight on up and coming writers in all genres through its Annual Writing Competition for 90 years. Winners of the 90th Annual competition will be announced in the Nov/Dec 2021 issue of Writer's Digest.
I am honored and excited to have had two of the poems in the series I am currently working on about Love included in the Forbes Library Exhibit: IN THIS TOGETHER: A Virtual Exhibit on Planetary and Human Health. All the works chosen express how the past year and a half have impacted each of us, the [...]
CURRENT TOTEMS ARTICLE Totems: ARMADILLO Part 2 of 2 by Cie Simurro- Thunderbird Starwoman There are 22 species of armadillo, but only the Nine-banded armadillo is native to the United States. The rest live in Central and South America. Where is one likely to find such an armadillo in the United States, you may ask? For a long [...]
SUMMER SOLSTICE June 20th, 2021 11:31 p.m. EDT Hello Deer Hearts, First off — Happy Father’s Day to all you men who are fathers. May you be a magnificent example of a loving person to your children, so that they may model themselves after you. How are you all feeling about Spring already diving into [...]
THE SPRING EQUINOX is March 20th at 5:37 a.m. EDT Deer Hearts, How happy are we that long-awaited Spring is here? Ironically, as I jot down this message a few days before, there’s a snow squall outside my window here in Buckland, Massachusetts — ha ha! And yet, I know that Spring is inevitable. I’ve [...]
CURRENT TOTEMS ARTICLE Totems: ARMADILLO Part 1 of 2 by Cie Simurro- Thunderbird Starwoman Perhaps you have used this time holed up in your homes to protect yourselves from the pandemic virus, to examine your lives, and clarify your purpose in life. Many have realized that a deeper realization of love and kindness toward each other is [...]
CURRENT TOTEMS ARTICLE Totems: Alligator, Part 1 of 2 by Cie Simurro- Thunderbird Starwoman I AM ALLIGATOR. People see me as fierce because of my powerful jaws, and the strength and speed behind my movements. While this is true, I also have a side so gentle, I can delicately break the shells of my young to help [...]
CURRENT TOTEMS ARTICLE Totems: Peacock, Part 2 of 2 by Cie Simurro- Thunderbird Starwoman Those spectacular markings on the feathers of the male peacock make it look like he has multiple eyes. It has been suggested that, in addition to those eyespots impressing possible mates – as with other species, like some butterflies, they serve as a [...]