Ramblings of a practicing Paqo
All Stories have a teller.
Cleo had used a good chunk of her credits to pick out a specific meal at the market for the two of them, but it wasn’t enough to lift Evin’s spirits. She took the news of Cleo’s morning departure harder than usual, devolving into a sour mood throughout dinner. Idle conversation, tales of Cleo’s adventures, …
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By the time Cleo had changed and cleaned up, the whole of Carrol was awake and heading out to their jobs. Keeping her distance from the inhabitants wasn’t a challenge. Most of everyone who lived here gave Cleo a wide berth, either out of respect or fear, she couldn’t decide. The red brick, two story …
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Carrol was comprised of several buildings stretching across five city blocks, three that held the old high school and sports fields turned farm land, and two that held multiple apartment buildings. The original survivors built their home in the high school, but as more people showed up, they eventually expanded out into the surrounding area. …
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Bursting through the door of Babel’s office, Cleo strode inside without being invited. To the older woman’s credit, she didn’t flinch when Cleo slammed the missive down onto her desk and demanded “What the hell is this?” Babel, adjusting her multi-colored glasses, leaned back in her chair with a heavy sigh. The tight silver and …
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“It wasn’t supposed to be… This.” -MT 247-39 Chapter one: The messanger Cleo Tanner perched on the edge of a roof like one of those stone gargoyles you see at the top of banks. The building itself might have been a bank or office building at one time, but now it blended into the …
I’ve been going through it. Whatever “it” is has been clinging to me heavily for a while now. I mean, the whole kit and kaboodle from questioning my faith/chosen path, to questioning myself and morals and whether or not I should keep on keeping on, to wondering why I even bother anymore. Why try? Why …
This was prompted by a Facebook post I saw today and I thought it was an interesting topic. In the pagan sphere of the world, we talk about spiritual awakenings and how wonderful and amazing and vital they are to your path. But we never talk about what a spiritual awakening is and the trauma …
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This is in response to a reader’s request. I was asked about my relationship with Freyr and what it was like for me to work with Him. I will offer a bit of back story, first. Towards the beginning of my path, I was snagged up by Odin rather quickly, like many of us …
We have reached the time of year where the resolutions are running around rampant and garnering our attentions as we step into the New Year. Phrases like “New year, new you” and “make this a better year then the last” fill our social medias while people proclaim they are going to lose that weight this …
As I take the time to shift my own spiritual practice, adjusting aspects of it to fit my life a little more fully, I realize the advice I’m finding might be useful for those of you here. You’ve probably read a lot of what is about to be said, but maybe there’s something new here …
Ramblings of a practicing Paqo 