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DOSC21: On Coyotes, Collars and Camp.

 Yes this is a camp writing, just bear with me.  I havenā€™t tagged people because I havenā€™t gotten permission, so if you ID yourselves or want me to specify you, let me know and I will include you <3  [ **Content warning: loss/loneliness/grief/depression]** --- I keep no secrets on my identifier as a coyote. Something that has started to make more and more sense as time passes. Iā€™ve been using a coyote or coyote hybrid as a personal character of mine for at least 15 years, probably a lot longer if I actually go do the math. Originally, I picked Coyote as my inner creature because I didnā€™t feel powerful or magestic enough to be a wolf or other distinguished canine. I knew I wasnā€™t meant to be a dog, domesticated and immersed in service and obedience. A coyote always seemed to fit. Not a large and powerful predator, but a predator all the same. Adaptable and curious, and a spectacular example of duality. Coyote mythos shows a creature who learns lesson after lesson at the...

ā€œWhat the hell happened to you?ā€

 I was crying in my sleep again. I was crying when I woke up.  --- If youā€™re looking for a fun, sexy, kinky writing, this is not it. I wonā€™t blame anyone for opting out 30 seconds or even half way through. I just.. Feel like I need to get this out, or else Iā€™ll be doomed to keep talking about it individually (or just shutting down) with people and I donā€™t have the energy for that.  This is full of trauma, and parental death.  I think.. I just want people to understand why.. Iā€™m a mess.  Or why my memory is terrible. Or why Iā€™m in so much pain. Or why Iā€™m so sad. Or why Iā€™m not at X thing. Or why Iā€™m quiet. Or why I lose time. Or forget people.  Iā€™m gonna try a time line bullet list.. Iā€™m NOT looking for ANY kind of suggestions for how to deal with any of this. **NO ADVICE. NONE**. I donā€™t even know if Iā€™ll go re-read this or do anything past read comments once. I might even delete it. WHO KNOWS. Iā€™m not making any promises. **Donā€™t PM me about it**.  -...