Darke Truths

Blogging can restore your soul. It can redevelop your faith and it can and does rekindle your creativity. BN has given me something I really didn't appreciate until I found it lacking in my life. I have led an interesting if varied life. One part saint and definitely one part sinner. Always though I... Sign in to see full entry.

There are only three things to do when you are on your back. Oftentimes, we decide which of these activities we'd like to engage in, in an almost random manner. Made whole if only by the act of choice, we learn to surrender ourselves. Or do we? How much of giving in is giving up? At what does... Sign in to see full entry.

Fear can change a person. You can very quickly become a stranger in your own skin when you are surrounded by fear. Never live with fear. If a situation makes you afraid, get out of it. Nothing, no person or thing is worth torturing yourself by living in fear. Of all the Dark places a human soul... Sign in to see full entry.

Playing at being good. A blog about goodness would not rise half as fast as one about anything darker. There are specific reasons my name is not Raven Sunshine. As much as we crave respectability and all the trappings we are always willing to risk it all on the gamble for something fleeting if... Sign in to see full entry.

True equality will never exist while we view people in terms of what they have and what they are. The very moment you resort to comparisons of people you render the notion of equality moot. Feminists for ages have struggled with placing a value on work done in the home. Is it as valuable as paid... Sign in to see full entry.

Today I am going to tell you the naked truths. They are the little hidden secrets that make souls run in terror. We each have our own hidden truths. Today they will be laid naked. Shackled to the walls of our fears we are afraid that these truths will ever see the light of day. Inferiority is one of... Sign in to see full entry.

What is truth? Certainly no one is completely honest. Not clergy, not politicians and certainly not your loveable, squeezable Raven Darke. I wouldn't want to be completely honest. The fundamental difference between complete honesty and the honesty that most folks practice is this. Complete honesty... Sign in to see full entry.

Men have an unfair disadvantage when it comes to sex. I learned that when I was a young thing. The more they think of sex the less they seem capable of actually thinking. If Presidents where picked according to this maxim then Bob Dole really would have been our best choice. I was minding my own... Sign in to see full entry.

What do you do when you have absolutely nowhere to go? Trapped, cornered like a rat; do you run, beg, get on your knees and pray you will be over looked. You can hope, but it’s unlikely you see; because in the darke of night I will hear your confessions! You know you want to unburden your souls! Who... Sign in to see full entry.

I was standing around the other day when I had a singular experience. For those of you who have stood for a couple of hours in high heels you’ll be able to relate to this. For the guys and the lesbians it just sort of feels like your toes are being crushed!! Anyway I was standing, because I had to... Sign in to see full entry.