Category Archives: Life

January 2026

Renee Good was murdered. Alex Pretti was murdered. Before them there was Keith Porter, Herber Sanchaz Dominguez, Victor Manuel Diaz, Parady La, Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres, and Geraldo Lunas Campos. All were murdered by ICE just this year and January isn’t even over yet.  These are things that must be said. ThatContinue reading “January 2026”

Big Glass Houses

*Forewarning: This is an angry rant brought on by too many interactions with willfully ignorant people. The number of people I know who have truly made it on their own, no handouts or hand ups from family or the government, can be counted on one hand.  Over the past few weeks the members of FoxContinue reading “Big Glass Houses”

Why “Hermitess”?

I’ve had a few ask why I chose to name my blog A Hermitess. For starters, I just really like the word. My initial thought after seeing the word Hermitess was that I wanted to pluck it up and put it in a collection for later use. I’m not sure if the word aligns withContinue reading “Why “Hermitess”?”

A Heathen In God’s Country

I have a secret. I no longer identify as a christian. Maybe you live in a bigger city or some place where that’s no big deal, but putting those words out there in my town, where a church sits on every street corner, is social suicide. I can’t say I haven’t occasionally felt pulled toContinue reading “A Heathen In God’s Country”

Does Tabitha’s Coffee Get Cold?

I can’t count the number of times that I’ve started to write and then found something to clean.  Get my area ready, coffee poured and then I find that I need to clean the litter box or an animal needs feeding and their feeding area needs to be cleaned. The floor needs sweeping, the dishesContinue reading “Does Tabitha’s Coffee Get Cold?”

My Life Isn’t Pretty All The Time And That’s Okay

When I first started this blog it was to help me keep writing. To exercise that muscle of creativity. It was also because I had just graduated college with a journalism degree and I really didn’t know what to do with it in a small town where no one was hiring. I’m still not sureContinue reading “My Life Isn’t Pretty All The Time And That’s Okay”

Does This Blog Make Me A Writer?

I’ve let this whole project/blog/thing fall by the wayside, haven’t I? In the past few months I’ve really considered shutting the whole thing down. But something always makes me pause and want to start again. I write a few things and save them in my ever expanding draft file. Then life gets in the wayContinue reading “Does This Blog Make Me A Writer?”