Sacred Folly

musings of a psychedelic punk rock yogini

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(via Art, the Road, & One Question Quickies)

“Sky Pixel and Buddha Beach are the last of my Arizona paintings.”

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integration

forbidden words: integration This is one of the terms you can’t say in the Trump Regime. See a comprehensive list at the Forbidden Words Project. integration integration, adj an act or instance of combining into an integral whole. Synonyms: combination an act or instance of integrating a racial, religious, or ethnic group. an act or instance of integrating an organization, place of business,…

integration

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Writing Prompt 310 - as you see it

Prompt “I’m not dead.” Dennis Allen, main character played by Bill Pullman from The Serpent and the Rainbow by Wade Davis On Writing Breathe the sentence in. Exhale the sentence. Inhale and exhale each word. Now inhale and exhale the sentence. Then, go! There is only one rule, keep your hand moving. Don’t worry about grammar, spelling, or punctuation. If you feel stuck, keep writing anyway. Try…

Writing Prompt 310 - as you see it

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dissolution of a matriarch redux

Been going through journals, typing them up and letting go of the books. Found this today . . . July 21, 1996 I know Exile. I taste salt on my tongue after I lick my lips. Sweat covers my body like a shroud. There is no holy place; every place is holy. There are cars outside, I hear them driving by. I used to pretend they were waves on the ocean. I hear insects outside, constant whirly buzzing. I…

dissolution of a matriarch redux

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ideology

forbidden words: ideology This is one of the terms you can’t say in the Trump Regime. See a comprehensive list at the Forbidden Words Project. ideology ideology, noun   plural ideologies the body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc., that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group. such a body of doctrine, myth, etc., with reference to some political and social plan,…

ideology

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dreams speak

threshold Dreams speak reflections / rippled more mysterious / as magic mirrors — Timothy McCown Reynolds – an American Sentence response to: Why don’t you ask David? American Sentence Reader Response April 26, 2026 Salem, MA image: shadow © holly troy 2026  

dreams speak

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Why don't you ask David?

Morning light fills my grandmother’s room. I’m playing a black, upright piano, doodling; slowly picking out “Something Special” and playing the first riff over and over again.   There is a sketch of a naked woman on the wall behind the piano. It’s just a quick line drawing. She’s sitting hunched over holding her knees. I think my father drew it in the sixties. Every time my fingers move, her…

Why don't you ask David?

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hydrogen vehicle

forbidden words: hydrogen vehicle This is one of the terms you can’t say in the Trump Regime. See a comprehensive list at the Forbidden Words Project. hydrogen hydrogen, noun   a colorless, odorless, flammable gas that combines chemically with oxygen to form water: the lightest of the known elements. H; 1.00797; 1; density: 0.0899 grams/liter at 0°C and 760 millimeters pressure. Scientific The…

hydrogen vehicle

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housing efficiency

forbidden words: housing efficiency This is one of the terms you can’t say in the Trump Regime. See a comprehensive list at the Forbidden Words Project. housing housing¹ noun any shelter, lodging, or dwelling place. houses collectively. the act of one who houses or puts under shelter. the providing of houses for a group or community.the housing of an influx of laborers. anything that covers…

housing efficiency

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housing affordability

forbidden words: housing affordability This is one of the terms you can’t say in the Trump Regime. See a comprehensive list at the Forbidden Words Project. housing housing¹ noun any shelter, lodging, or dwelling place. houses collectively. the act of one who houses or puts under shelter. the providing of houses for a group or community.the housing of an influx of laborers. anything that…

housing affordability

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Writing Prompt 309 - tower moment

Prompt “All they had to do was pay us enough to live.” — Chamel Abdulkarim On Writing Breathe the sentence in. Exhale the sentence. Inhale and exhale each word. Now inhale and exhale the sentence. Then, go! There is only one rule, keep your hand moving. Don’t worry about grammar, spelling, or punctuation. If you feel stuck, keep writing anyway. Try going back to the prompt and write it out until…

Writing Prompt 309 - tower moment

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hispanic

forbidden words: hispanic This is one of the terms you can’t say in the Trump Regime. See a comprehensive list at the Forbidden Words Project. Hispanic Hispanic adjective Spanish. of or relating to Spanish-speaking Latin America. the United States and its Hispanic neighbors. Also Hispano of or relating to people of Spanish-speaking descent: the Hispanic vote; Hispanic students; the Hispanic…

hispanic

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30-Day Challenge - If I Weren't Afraid (in 2026)

This exercise is worth doing. I’m so glad I came across it again!  With a few tweaks, I’m reposting this. It’s cosmically perfect with Uranus about to enter Gemini.  30-Day Challenge An exercise I am borrowing from Sonia Choquette, good vibe expert. Every morning when you wake up, look in the bathroom mirror and say out loud, “If I weren’t afraid, I would (fill in the blank).” Repeat the phrase,…

30-Day Challenge - If I Weren't Afraid (in 2026)

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hate

forbidden words: hate This is one of the terms you can’t say in the Trump Regime. See a comprehensive list at the Forbidden Words Project. hate¹ hate verb used with object hated, hating to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest. to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry. Synonyms: despise, execrate, loathe Antonyms: love to be unwilling;…

hate

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H5N1/bird flu

This is one of the terms you can’t say in the Trump Regime. See a comprehensive list at the Forbidden Words Project. forbidden word: H5N1/bird flu H5N1/bird flu bird flu, noun Also called: avian flu.  a form of influenza occurring in poultry mainly in Japan, China and Southeast Asia, caused by a virus capable of spreading to humans from — Definition of bird flu. (n.d.-b). In dictionary.com.  ~ ~…

H5N1/bird flu

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groundwater pollution

This is one of the terms you can’t say in the Trump Regime. See a comprehensive list at the Forbidden Words Project. forbidden word: groundwater pollution groundwater groundwater, n the water beneath the surface of the ground, consisting largely of surface water that has seeped down: the source of water in springs and wells. cultural Water that seeps through the soil or rocks…

groundwater pollution

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not buying it

not buying it