Here’s what’s going on with me right now. It’s tax season, so I’m in a high-stress environment making sure that everyone gets fed, that packages are received promptly without the mail thieves snatching confidential information before dad gets it, etc. So my stress levels are elevated from this (1X) and my ability to spend time away from my…

I feel that I need to define my usage of these two spellings. For me, aether and ether are completely different words with completely different meanings despite sounding nearly identical when you say them out loud. (I usually say aether with an “ae” or “ay” sound at the beginning and…

Thank you for the follows! When I first saw the “We’ll kick you out of the partner program if you don’t have at least 100 followers by March 2nd” email, a few days ago, my first reaction was panic. As an autistic person I know I over-react to unexpected bad things, but knowing I’m over-reacting…

Use Your Words is meant to encourage you to use your words with in-depth discussions of writing techniques and community engagement. — Each technique will have detailed explanations and examples for when a technique may be useful and when it might not be useful. Because most writing composition articles/books/courses act as though you’re doing something wrong when you choose not to use a technique. But you can’t use all the techniques at…

The Importance of Speaking Clearly, With Passion and Personality It doesn’t matter how awesome you are at whatever it is that you do, if you can’t communicate why what you do is important to other people. However, as I learned when I was in college and discovered that most of my peers in my engineering classes had great difficulty…

I’ve been reading Sex, Sorcery, and Spirit by Jason Miller. It’s a great introduction to techniques you can use in sex magic, with some examples of ways you can use the power you generate. He goes into detail, without over-complicated tradition-specific jargon. He defines the jargon terms if he must…

A few weeks ago, on a Tuesday, I had an impromptu date with a guy. I was expecting a lunch date, like where we sat and ate something, but he just wanted to sit outside and cuddle while asking me difficult questions. Which was fine, just not quite what I…

I still need 100 followers to meet the new deadline, and I could use your help! I joined Medium a while ago, because I needed a place to write. To share my experiences. Writing through things helps me figure out what is going on, for myself, for others, and in…