Author Archives: Francesca De Grandis

Guest Blog: Comfort Food for a Cold Day

God is food, the stove’s an altar. An ecstatic mystic takes care of soul and body! Guest blogger Kathi says: “On a cold winter’s day, a dish hearty and warm soothes the heart as well as the body.” Continue reading

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Release into Freedom

Release into Freedom: picture poem; contemplation; ritual; story; vision; place; method; hope. An empty vessel filled by the now. Continue reading

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I’m Not a Normal Woman

I’m Not a Normal Woman: Love affairs with guitars, cheating with another man’s mandolin, & a crush on Jacquard Products. From my upcoming book. Continue reading

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A Fairy Party

Blog: A Fairy Party. From my upcoming book. Fairies r excellent role models 4 self-care. Elves r not just 4 the holidays. Continue reading

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Old Gods in the Modern World

“The old gods have never left us, because we cannot leave them.” – Kathi Somers Continue reading

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Giveaway Expands Me, Out into the Stars

Giveaway Expands Me, Out into the Stars. Hoarding will contract me. Do you want these garnet and pearl earrings? Free! Continue reading

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Workaholic Elf Takes Care of Self.

Workaholic Elf Takes Care of Self. Apply your elven career skills to self-care. Be a Domestic Elf! Be professional about self-care. Continue reading

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What Do Elves Do on Their Day Off?

What Do Elves Do on Their Day Off? Answer me, and the best answer wins prize! Contest! Continue reading

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Ten Tips for Creative Dyeing

Ten Tips for Creative Dyeing = creativity AND fun flow. If you don’t dye, apply this to poetry, music, healing, or other art. Continue reading

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Santa Is in My Pantheon

Santa’s elves, shoemaker’s elves, a handsome virile St Nick, America’s economic crisis, imminent deity, and pagan pantheons Continue reading

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