Art life musings 

Creative Passion – My Manifesto

“Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.” ~ Jack Kerouac     Why, why, oh why, do I insist on trying to mainstream? Why am I trying to be like that, like everyone else? I have tried so many times over the years to be normal and mainstream  – it always felt wrong and uncomfortable. I know I’m not like others – I never have been. I’ve known this since I was a child. I am meant for more. The creative…

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life Mixtape music punk 

Banging My Head Into A Wall – 13 Punk Songs About Life & Love

This is a new section I am starting, called Mix Tape.  Music is the soundtrack to our lives. When I worked at the strip club, I performed DJ duties for many years. To me, it’s not about just playing music, but conveying a feeling and setting a mood. In these themed posts, I will list at least 13 songs for you to make your very own mix tape (CD) or playlist.  For my first installment, I have an awesome punk/post-punk rock mix playlist of songs about life and love. If there is…

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My Alter-Ego – Lucretia [NSFW]

It’s funny the things you run across when going through old journals and files.     Back in the 1990s, before BDSM went mainstream through venues such as Hot Topic and with atrocities of so-called literature like Fifty Shades, I was known to some as the Mistress Lucretia. I was a twisted, somewhat sadistic, yet very affectionate, caring and sensual Dominant.   Although these days I resonate more as a switch than a Dominant – which simply means I enjoy both sides of the coin, Dominant and submissive – Lucretia still resides in…

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