Solutions for Workplace Gossip
As I mentioned before, a reader wrote in to ask me what to do in a situation where there was work place gossip about her due to a personal problem with a coworker that was beginning to affect the opinions … Continued
[The Rules of Exile] Rule No. 5: Always Be a Supplicant
One of the most difficult parts of exile is that it’s not always voluntary. When you are not presently exiled, it’s easy to tell yourself that because everything is awesome in your life, everything is awesome in everyone else’s life. … Continued
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Use a Flyswatter for a Fly: Still More on the Dark Arts
I thought that I had said everything I needed to say about curse work, and then I talk to people who’ve read my blog. This includes my husband. We are reenacting a boring suburban version of the scene in The Great … Continued
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Deliciousness Requires Mindfulness
As something of a hedonist, I struggle with mindfulness because surely if I just eat the right apple fritter, drink the right spiked frozen apple cider, watch my favorite television shows and buy the right pair of boots, I’ll … Continued
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[Rules of Exile] Rule No. 11 Get an Enemy
Huddle up, Sister Queens. So let’s start with what you should have already learned from reading my book – frenemies are bad news. It’s too confusing for your literal heart and your brain to deal with that mess. … Continued
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On Taking Up Spaces
It’s the first day back after a holiday, my new meds suck (as discussed), I’ve already sat through a two hour meeting, I have a headache and a coworker clearly already wants me to murder her just so we can … Continued
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The Scene Is Never What It Used to Be: A Retrospect on Glamour and Steampunk
Can I make some old/femme/goth/steampunk/the-scene-is-never-what-it-used-to-be noises? Back in my day, a hundred years ago when I was the con head for SalonCon, Steampunk was still being defined. Like, to the point that I needed to make my assistant (The Baby) … Continued
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Austerities
Austerities are for the obsessed, the unhinged and the desperate. But it sure does get someone’s attention, doesn’t it? It’s sort of like stalking the universe* until She’s forced to notice you. That kind of passion, that kind of desire starts … Continued
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A Love Letter to The White Witch
I was going to discontinue my ritual oil Jadis as I previously posted. As I discussed with RO on his podcast, I literally could not give Jadis away. Like, I gave out soooo many samples of Jadis with orders … Continued
