Tag Archives: tarot

The Gifts That Bind Us, by Caroline O’Donoghue

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Amanda

After the traumas of spring, life is meant to go on as normal. Except now, Maeve and her friends are filled with burdening magic, stressed by separations and worries of the future, and suspicious of new activity from the extremist … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 23, 2022 by Amanda

I feel gross. I feel dirty. I don’t want to be seen. Shame. Ugly thoughts. Loathing and disgust. I hurt. I am angry. I am too overwhelmed to be angry. I sink into depression. I cannot move. I cannot act. … Continue reading →

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All Our Hidden Gifts, by Caroline O’Donoghue

Posted on August 30, 2021 by Amanda

Maeve is a bit of an outcast at school, trying desperately to fit in by any means necessary, even if that means cutting out older, un-cool friends like Lily. Her most recent stunt comes when she discovers a contraband pack … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Diaries – Weeks 55 and 56

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Amanda

Still sitting in equilibrium here in SA. There’s been little news or developments, and we’re in a race against this disease with vaccines now… Week 55 – March 26 to April 1 205,777 cases, 3,152 deaths, 190 seven-day rolling average … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Searching for Clarity

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Amanda

CW: mental health, anxiety, disordered thinking/behavior. There is something I’ve needed to do for a very long time, but haven’t yet been able to do. I need to, and I even want to, yet every day I put it off … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Grief and Identity

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Amanda

Most people have heard of the five stages of grief, and by now many people know that these stages aren’t exclusive, linear, or clear-cut. I, for example, never really do much with the bargaining stage, but bounce between denial and … Continue reading →

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The Death of Mrs. Westaway, by Ruth Ware

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Amanda

Hal is struggling to get by in the years after her mother’s death, reading tarot cards for tourists and dodging loan sharks who want their money repaid. When the notice of her supposed grandmother’s death arrives, with promises of potential … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Another House Update

Posted on August 12, 2018 by Amanda

When your house is ripped apart and coming back together slowly, your world eventually sharpens until that work, the last stages of it, becomes all you can do and think about. You just want it to be over and done … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Fight, Flight, Freeze

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Amanda

Not long after my sixteenth birthday, my mom moved us to a new house across town. My sophomore year wasn’t quite over, and it was a big upheaval that I dreaded. Part of moving in was to bring all our … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Putting 2016 Behind Me

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Amanda

Let me start my first post of the year by joining my voice to the many shouts of HURRAH that 2016 is finally over. Woohoo! Yay for the first day of the new year! Have you heard the superstition that … Continue reading →

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