Community
Those who stick together, find a way.
A pounding headache on awakening. Still I rise and am out the door after prayer and two cups of coffee because I told her I’d be there.
I know I need to be there, too.
Prying yourself out of the armor, isolation intoxication, and connection agoraphobia we call “survival mode” is easier said than done — but it can be done.
It must be done.
Nothing much can change or grow unless we participate in the event stream of life. REALity. Analog world.
I drink my third cup of coffee in a room of 20 other women who share bits of their innermost world, excavating clarity and resolve in real time; even as the bombs go off and The Reaper makes his rounds outside.
None are exempt, yet those who stick together find a way.
The difference between futility and success is community.
Thank you for reading.
Just a heads up, my debut album Ghost In The Machine — a 9 track project of music for outlaws, mystics, truth tellers and solution seekers — comes out April 3rd, 2026.
If you would like to pre-order the album and support independent and honest art, click here.
If you would like to pre-save the album (no-cost option) on your platform of choice, click here.
Have a wonderful day.




I didn't know you also write flash fiction, Tess. Nice work.