The Brazzle Blog
stories, tools & queer, witchy rah-rah for co-creative living
2023 Artist Statement
Write an Artist Statement for 2023 using this prompt.
Daily Poem Prompts
Writing prompt based on Gene Key 36, Line 6. POV: From the roof or big picture. Question or Scene: Recall a time you wanted to recoil but didn’t. Or you did but you opened up again. What was the softest part? What does the narrator know that you didn’t? Form or style: Tell me about using a little repetition. Or try couplets. Words that meet themselves.
Why I Believe in Astrology
Astrology is all the rage now and I am here for it. Unlike the 90s, it’s become quite common to talk about things like our “big three” and “natal placements.” However, I was reminded recently that I live in Oklahoma and not everyone likes to think about the moon and planets.
5 Lessons of Conscious Living
Five Lessons of Conscious Living from Gay Hendricks
How to Say “That Thing You Did Was Racist”
It happens to all of us. We’re either the person saying the thing or the person hearing the thing but either way, someone has to get it out.
How to Pray
If you grew up in a conservative or religious household (and are now the kind of person who reads my work lol) chances are, you have a complicated relationship with spirituality and prayer.
That Time I Married a Cult Member - Part 1
This is a story about the 8 years I was married to a member of the Unification Church. I’ve blocked a lot of the memories out but I’m ready to remember.
3 Tricks to Stop Overthinking
I have been a consistently inconsistent meditator for over 20 years now. Even with my imperfect record, I’ve had a few transcendent meditation experiences.
The Vulnerability Theatre
While trying to explain why not everyone on social media deserves your energy, I reached for a metaphor I knew my musical-loving teens would understand. The theatah.
13 Questions for Naming Your Year
I started naming my year in 2010. I keep a running log of those names in Google Doc in my Drive. It serves as both an intention setting tool and an archive of my growth.