Things Got Wyrd

       Every town I have ever visited has a set of norms that the locals don’t think twice about, often it takes an outsider to point them out before they are even noticed. For instance, if you were to ask me what cultural tick everyone from Redding, my hometown, shares I wouldn’t have any idea how to answer. It’s too ingrained, whatever that tick is I don’t even see it. Sometimes those cultural idiosyncrasies become so big, and the towns so influential, that they take on a life of their own. Seattle has, what is probably one of the most famous social ticks in the entire country; the Seattle Freeze.      If you ask one of the locals, or more accurately one of the transplants, why people in Seattle are so distant you would probably get some answer having to do with Norski passive-aggressive tendencies and general Cascadian social awkwardness. However, if you take the time and watch the people of Seattle you will see that they are warm, generous people w...

  Let's Talk     Most of us have friends who told us tales of voices in cornfields or lanterns at the edges of the woods, our parents tell us not to talk to strangers, and our grandparents tell us the dangers of small indiscretions. As we grow up we adopt the small everyday mannerisms and traditions of our communities, often without understanding why.     That's what we are going to talk about this month, the small things I've learned to do, the places I've learned to avoid, and maybe we will learn to appreciate the mystery and danger that is often hidden by the veneer of reason. The Lake     The Pacific Northwest has been my home for as long as I can remember, every formative moment in my life has taken place within four hours of the Pacific Ocean, under the watchful eyes of snowcapped mountains, in the comfort of shadowy forests, or within earshot of running water. Children of Cascadia learn to trust and respect our wild...

 This is my NanoWriMo blog for 2020. I don't know if I will make it to 50,000 words but I am going to give it my best shot. Big thanks to Ms. Simpson over at Coney Craftoween for suggesting my theme this year of "Urban Wyrd." Please head over there and check out her blog, she is an amazing and inspirational woman.