Alys Revna
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Writer of things. Mostly poetry, fiction, and fantasy. ✨
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What I Read: January 2024
2024 started with a bang for me. From home maintenance emergencies to unexpected dental procedures, it was a month of great transformation, and also of great stress. Managing stress has always been difficult for me, but as I enter my thirties I am learning different ways to cope with the stresses in life that are inevitable, instead of simply ignoring them the way I did in my twenties. One of those coping mechanisms has been escapism through reading. And as the stresses in January were plentiful, so were the books.
By Alys Revna3 months ago in BookClub
What I Read: July (2023)
It’s rare that I am not reading anything. I am usually so wrapped up in a book, that I have to force myself to put it down to do literally anything else. I have always been like this, even as a child, teachers often had to tell me to put a book away and pay attention to class. I still, however, sometimes fall into reading slumps, where I pick up a book, and no matter how well it is written or how interesting the plot is, I can’t seem to fully immerse myself in the story and am almost constantly distracted.
By Alys Revna8 months ago in BookClub
Moon Cycle Rituals
“The moon is a reminder that no matter what phase I am in I am still whole.” - The Mind’s Journal. As the moon travels through its cycles this August, I am reminded that we, as humans, have the ability to start fresh, even while in the middle of a troubling season. This summer in Texas, along with a large portion of the country, has been a bold reminder of the dire and urgent state our world is currently in. I often find myself overwhelmed, by the state of devastation that seems to be arising out of every corner, and by what feels like a sense of powerlessness to try to stop it.
By Alys Revna9 months ago in FYI
The Thinning of The Veil.
If you are familiar with the Pagan, Druid, or Wicca communities at all, whether personally or historically, then it’s likely that you have at least heard of the holiday of Samhain. Samhain, (Pronounced Saa-wn) is considered to be the pagan new year and the time of year when the veil between this present world and the spiritual, or ancestral, is the thinnest. While many consider Samhain to fall on or around the secular folk holiday of Halloween and celebrate it simultaneously, they are vastly different holidays with different origins and atmospheres.
By Alys Revna2 years ago in Viva
What I Read: July
I read three books this July, unintentionally choosing three novels, in variations of the romance genre, with strong female protagonists. I have recently become a fan of romance novels after reading Lisa Kleypas's Ravenel Series, and with the crazy, dark, and depressing world around us this summer, they have been a welcome escape from reality. Not to mention, a great excuse to stay inside during this summer heat.
By Alys Revna2 years ago in Viva
More Than A King's Mistress
Edinburgh, October, 1515. A daughter was born to Lady Mary Campbell and her husband John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine. At the moment they held their baby daughter, they probably had big dreams for her, as big of dreams as one could have for a daughter in 16th century Scotland. They probably didn’t, however, expect her to become the mistress of arguably the most influential man of the time, King James V.
By Alys Revna2 years ago in Viva
Ways To Beat The Summer Heat.
It’s no secret that this summer has been a hot one. Not just hot, but record setting, climate change proving, hot. As a native Texan, I’m used to dealing with above 90 degree temperatures from May to about October, but this year has been worse, and more exhausting, than usual.
By Alys Revna2 years ago in Lifehack
Texas in Photographs.
When you think of Texas, you probably picture cowboys. Men in boots, chaps and that all familiar silhouette of the cowboy hat, riding a sturdy horse. Maybe you picture him at a rodeo, racing around barrels with a puff of dust behind him. Maybe you picture him at the top of a hill, surveying the cattle as they travel along the cattle trail.
By Alys Revna2 years ago in Poets
Heretics! Who are they?
What image do you see when you hear the word, heretic? My mind goes straight to a woman burning at the stake, Joan of Arc style. Fire and Brimstone, eternal damnation, and all that. Light flickering from the fire onto the disapproving face of an elderly man of power, a Reverend, Bishop, or something of the sort. He watches the so-called “heretic” burn, her screams erupting from the flames, and feels he has done his job, allegedly protecting his flock from the devilish influences of the “different” or the “other” within his society. The “heretic” dared to go against the status quo, and now she must pay with her life, as a warning to others who may be tempted to follow the same path. He nods approvingly, he feels justice has been served, and his flock is back in order.
By Alys Revna2 years ago in Viva