native american – Compass & Quill

My New Smudge Stick

I bought a smudge stick while The Man and I were in Salem. I’ve seen them before in lots of other places, and have wanted one for years but always balked at the cost. Yes, I know they’re not that expensive, but for some reason I can always think of something else I’d rather spend…

Finding Myself

For most of my life, I never thought to ask “Who am I?” I felt pretty secure in my identity: a 10th generation North Carolinian, daughter of two fiercely strong-willed people, lover of nature and history. My father grew up in the same small town where I was born, and he and my mother will…