Lately I've been thinking about Harpies and Seraphim. Feminine-gendered monsters are endlessly interesting to me, I like reconsidering and reimagining them as omens of good luck or as protectors. Harpies and Seraphim have been occupying my brain as of late. Image: A harpy in Ulisse Aldrovandi's Monstrorum Historia, Bologna, 1642 I love Harpies. Harpies are traditionally thought of as "hags" who screech and taunt their victims. Virgil described Harpies as "Bird-bodied, girl-fa

I have, in the past, unsuccessfully "blogged." Typically the challenges I encountered were that I tried too hard to present some kind of angle, viewed through a specific filter - trying to be really interesting, funny, but not too silly, etc. etc. I had drafts saved in a folder for weeks and never published them because I wasn't satisfied with putting them out. I still struggle with my brain's desire to be liked by others, especially strangers, but I am certainly more aware a